Attitudes of medical students towards female genital mutilation.

Full Abstract

This study investigated the attitudes of medical students towards female genital mutilation (FGM). The students agreed that it is a priority health problem in the community. As physicians, 61% said they would not perform it on their patients and 17% would join any group fighting this practice. While still students, 52% said they would fight its practice within their families, and 26% planned to initiate action against it. It was not considered a problem at all by 22% of the students surveyed.

Author information

Author/s: Refaat, A H (AH); Dandash, K F (KF); Lotfy, G (G); Eyada, M (M);

Affiliation: Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of sex & marital therapy (J Sex Marital Ther), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2001 Oct-Dec; vol 27 (issue 5) : pp 589-91

Dates: Created 2001/09/13; Completed 2002/02/07; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 11554222, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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