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GENITAL DAMAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-11-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Genitals
  • Sociology of Women
CONT

Extensive genital damage, including that resulting from genital excision rituals as practiced in Sierra Leone, increases girls’ vulnerability to STDs and HIV/AIDS.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organes génitaux
  • Sociologie des femmes
CONT

Les services de soins de santé primaires en Sierra Leone sont dans un état lamentable, quand ils existent encore, et les filles sont particulièrement vulnérables à cause de la discrimination sexuelle, de l'inaccessibilité des services (surtout pour celles qui vivent en région rurale), de leur âge et des lésions génitales qu'elles ont subies.

Spanish

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