(b) Prevention of female genital mutilation/cutting

Recent overviews

Ashford, Lori S., Reshma Naik, and Charlotte Greenbaum. (2020). Reflections from Five Years of Research on FGM/C. Population Council.

Berg, R. C., & Denison, E. (2012a). Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Prevent Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Systematic Review. Studies in Family Planning, 43(2), 135-146.

Berg, R. C., & Denison, E. (2012b). Interventions to Reduce the Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in African Countries. Campbell Systematic Reviews, 8(9).

Berg, R. C., & Denison, E. M. (2013). A Realist Synthesis of Controlled Studies to Determine the Effectiveness of Interventions to Prevent Genital Cutting of Girls. Paediatrics and International Child Health, 33(4), 322-333.

Feldman-Jacobs, C. (ed). (2013). Ending Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Lessons from a Decade of Progress, Washington: Population Reference Bureau.

Irvine, L. C. (2011). Ending Female Genital Cutting: How Have Various Approaches Attempted to Address the Cultural Significance of the Practice and Its Impacts Upon Women’s Bodies. Polis Journal, 5, 1-43.

Karumbi, J., Gathara, D., & Muteshi, J. (2017). Exploring the associations between FGM/C and early/child marriage: a review of the evidence. Evidence to End FGMC Programme Consortium Report. Population Control. New York. Retrieved from http://www.popcouncil.org/uploads/pdfs/2017RH_FGMC-ChildMarriage.pdf.

 

Further works

Brown, E., Mwangi-Powell, F., Jerotich, M., & le May, V. (2016). Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya: Are Young Men Allies in Social Change Programmes? Reproductive health matters, 24(47), 118-125.

Cloward, K. (2015). Elites, Exit Options, and Social Barriers to Norm Change: The Complex Case of Female Genital Mutilation. Studies in Comparative International Development, 50(3), 378-407.

Cloward, K. (2016). When Norms Collide: Local Responses to Activism against Female Genital Mutilation and Early Marriage: Oxford University Press.

Denison, E. M.-L., Berg, R. C., Lewin, S., & Fretheim, A. (2010). Effectiveness of Interventions Designed to Reduce the Prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting. (8281213000). Oslo: Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services.

Diop, N. J., & Askew, I. (2009). The Effectiveness of a CommunityBased Education Program on Abandoning Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Senegal. Studies in Family Planning, 40(4), 307-318.

Esu, E., Okoye, I., Arikpo, I., EjemotNwadiaro, R., & Meremikwu, M. M. (2017). Providing Information to Improve Body Image and CareSeeking Behavior of Women and Girls Living with Female Genital Mutilation: A Systematic Review and MetaAnalysis. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 136(S1), 72-78.

Irvine, L. (2011). Ending Female Genital Cutting: How Have Various Approaches Attempted to Address the Cultural Significance of the Practice and Its Impacts Upon Women’s Bodies. Polis Journal, 5, 1-43.

Johansen, R. E. B., Diop, N. J., Laverack, G., & Leye, E. (2013). What Works and What Does Not: A Discussion of Popular Approaches for the Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation. Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2013.

Ruiz, I. J., Martínez, P. A., & Bravo, M. d. M. P. (2016). Key Points for Abolishing Female Genital Mutilation from the Perspective of the Men Involved. Midwifery, 34, 30-35.

Rust, R. (2010). Intergenerational Dialogue: A Big Step Towards Ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Eschborn, Germany: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ).

ShellDuncan, B., Hernlund, Y., Wander, K., and Moreau, A. (2010). Contingency and Change in the Practice of Female Genital Cutting: Dynamics of Decision Making in Senegambia: Summary Report, UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank.

TOSTAN. (1999). Breakthrough in Senegal: Ending Female Genital Cutting. New York, NY: Population Council.

UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund). (2010). The dynamics of social change towards the abandonment of female genital mutilation/cutting in five African countries, Unicef Innocenti Research Centre: Florence.

Varol, N., Turkmani, S., Black, K., Hall, J., & Dawson, A. (2015). The Role of Men in Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation: A Systematic Review. BMC public health, 15(1), 1034.

Waigwa, S., Doos, L., Bradbury-Jones, C., & Taylor, J. (2018). Effectiveness of Health Education as an Intervention Designed to Prevent Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (Fgm/C): A Systematic Review. Reproductive health, 15(1), 62.