Understanding intra-vaginal and labia minora elongation practices among women heads-of-households in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
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Determinants of Elongation of the Labia Minora in Tete Province, Central Mozambique: Findings of a Household Survey.
A WHO-supported provincial-level population-based survey was conducted in 2007 to understand the determinants and implications for health of vaginal practices. A total of 919 women aged 18-60 were selected randomly for enrolment. This is the first population-based study of females in Tete Province, Mozambique. At some time over their lives, 98.8% of women had practiced elongation of their labia...
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عنوان ژورنال: Culture, Health & Sexuality
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1369-1058,1464-5351
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2016.1257739