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ArticleInternational journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health2022

The Fight against Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting among the Ejaghams of Cameroon: Kinks in the Legal Approach and Implications for Public Health Practice.

Sianga Mutola, Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta, Ngo Valery Ngo, Ogem Irene Otang, Tabi Chama-James Tabenyang

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Article in International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sianga MutolaSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ngambouk Vitalis PemuntaSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4505-1683
Ngo Valery NgoDepartment of Global Health, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Ogem Irene OtangNoble Philanthropic Social Group NGO, BP Limbe, Southwest Region, Cameroon.
Tabi Chama-James TabenyangDepartment of Anthropology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany.
University of Gothenburg · SEUniversity of Bayreuth · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is one of the most prevalent harmful cultural practices against women and girls in many African countries. We identified reasons for the failure of the legal approach to stop FGC practice in the Ejagham region Southwest of Cameroon through multi-locale ethnographic fieldwork. The reasons revolve around the belief that FGM is useful for the reduction of sexual immorality among women, removal of sexual ambiguity and improving genital esthetics, a feministic symbol and cultural identity, and the government's socio-economic neglect of the Ejagham communities; the basis for resistance. Non-legal approaches involving community development and women empowerment have been proposed for fighting FGC.

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CameroonEjaghamFemale genital mutilation/cuttingharmful traditional practiceshuman rights

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PMID38595684
PMCPMC10903648
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