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Review
. 2012 Dec;12(4):412-5.
doi: 10.4314/ahs.v12i4.2.

Female genital mutilation in Djibouti

M Martinelli  1 , J E Ollé-Goig
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Review

Female genital mutilation in Djibouti

M Martinelli et al. Afr Health Sci. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

The practice of female genital mutilation (we will use the latest definition adopted by WHO/UNFP: female genital mutilation/cutting or FGM/C) is still widespread in 28 African countries. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that more than two million females undergo some form of genital mutilation every year. Its negative health impact and its ethical and human rights aspects have been discussed and attempts to eliminate it have been the objectives of several meetings promoted by national and international organisations thanks to an increased awareness related to FGM/C in those countries practicing it and also, maybe due to the number of Africans migrating to industrialized countries. We review the present situation in Djibouti, a small country in the Horn of Africa, where 98 % of the female population has suffered different forms of FGM/C.

Keywords: Djibouti; female genital mutilation/cutting.

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