Female Genital Mutilation Continues in Guinea

Although national and international law prohibits the practice, female genital mutilation and excision (FGM/E) continues to be carried out in every region of Guinea. With the second highest prevalence of FGM/E worldwide after Somalia, 97% of women and girls aged 15 to 49 years in Guinea have undergo...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 315; no. 23; p. 2513
Main Author Friedrich, M. J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Medical Association 21.06.2016
Subjects
Female circumcision
Girls
Women
Guinea
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Summary:Although national and international law prohibits the practice, female genital mutilation and excision (FGM/E) continues to be carried out in every region of Guinea. With the second highest prevalence of FGM/E worldwide after Somalia, 97% of women and girls aged 15 to 49 years in Guinea have undergone excision, according to a new report from the United Nations. The report notes that relative to years past, FGM/E is being carried out on much younger girls, with 69% of women aged 20 to 24 years having undergone excision before 10 years of age. Traditionally groups of girls were excised together, but there has been an increase in private practices, such as individual excision and excision in infants, which may result from awareness campaigns and an increase in legal sanctions.
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ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2016.7508