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The Psychological Effects of Child Marriage and FGM. Child marriage and FGM can be detrimental to in Sudan as they can experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Sudanese are 23% more at risk of suffering from cancer, heart disease, diabetes and stroke. Child marriage can also often lead to …
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UUK trip to Sudan, May 2017. Khartoum - UNICEF welcomes the landmark move by the transitional government to criminalize genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Sudan. The amendment to the Criminal Law Article 141 was endorsed by both the Sovereign and Ministerial Councils on 22 April. All amendments proposed by …
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Background: The practice of genital mutilation (FGM) is widespread in Sudan. Over the years, the government, civil society and the international community implemented multiple interventions to address the issue. However, due to a number of cultural and educational factors, this harmful practice continues.
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Percentage of and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone FGM, and percentage of and women aged 15 to 49 years who have heard about FGM and think the practice should continue 0 20 40 80 100 Think FGM should continue Think FGM should stop Say it depends/are not sure 60 5 Don't know/missing 41 53 2 4 41 62 23 55 47 23 …
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FGM and promote a positive terminology to describe natural bodies of and women. Chart 1: Prevalence rate of FGM among age groups 86.6% of women in Sudan have undergone FGM. 82.7% women in rural areas while 85.5% in urban areas practice FGM. FGM prevalence among females aged 15-49 years decline from 89% to 86.6%
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However, Egypt has the highest number of women who have undergone FGM with a total of 27.2 million women followed by Ethiopia (23.8 million), Nigeria (19.9 million), and Sudan (12.1 million). Gambia is the leading country with the likelihood of a being circumcised because her mother was circumcised with 72% of the at risk of …
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Abandonment of FGM/C adopted in 2008, was extended to 2018 to eliminate this practice and a draft national strategy on abandoning child marriage is under discussion. We are grateful for the solidarity of partners that are supporting and funding community based interventions aimed at ending the FGM/C practice in Sudan.
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Genital Mutilation UNI EF Sudan Fact Sheet F Key Facts Situation Almost 87 per cent of women and affected • Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains prevalent in Sudan, affecting 87 per cent of women aged 15-49 years old, and 32 per cent of 14 or younger. • FGM includes procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury ...
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genital mutilation (FGM) refers to "all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external genitalia or other injury to the genital organs for non-medical reasons."1 While the exact number of and women worldwide who have undergone FGM remains unknown, at least 200 million and women
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genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external genitalia or other injury to the genital organs for non-medical reasons." 1(p.1) These procedures could mean piercing, cutting, removing, or sewing closed all or part of a 's or woman's …
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These statistical profiles present the latest available data on genital mutilation ( FGM) for 31 countries where FGM is concentrated. They provide figures on how widespread the practice of FGM is, when and how it is performed, and what women and men think about the practice. Trends in prevalence and attitudes are also presented.
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circumcision—also commonly known as genital mutilation or genital cutting—is highly prevalent in Sudan. Findings from the 1989-1990 Sudan Demographic and Health Survey (SDHS) indicate that 89% of ever-married women have undergone some form of genital cutting, varying from 65% in Darfur Region to almost …
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Working with the Sudan Ministry of Health, midwifery schools, and health professional associations and regulatory bodies, WHO is ensuring health professionals adhere to the recommendations laid out in its Global strategy to stop health-care providers from performing genital mutilation. As part of pre-licence training, all …
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Results: Major findings confirmed shifts in the type FGM/C (presumably from infibulation to non-infibulating types) and increasing medicalization in the studied communities. These shifts were reported to be driven by social, professional and religious norms. Conclusion: Changes in FGM practice in Sudan include drivers which will not …
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Background: genital mutilation (FGM) or circumcision is the removal of variable amounts of tissue from the external genitalia. It is practised all over the world on very young . ... This study was conducted in Sudan where FGM is a criminal offence and not a religious dictate. We assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and ...
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The Saleema initiative, launched in 2008 by the National Council of Child Welfare (NCCW) and UNICEF Sudan, supports the protection of from genital cutting, particularly in the context of efforts to promote collective abandonment of the practice at community level. Saleema is a word that means whole, healthy in body and mind, unharmed ...
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