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Discourses of change: The shift from infibulation to sunna circumcision among Somali and Sudanese migrants in Norway by Johansen, R. Elise B

“…Somali and Sudanese transnational discourses on female genital cutting (FGC) center on a shift from infibulation to sunna circumcision, a change perceived to…”
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Barriers and facilitators to the access to specialized female genital cutting healthcare services: Experiences of Somali and Sudanese women in Norway by Ziyada, Mai Mahgoub, Johansen, R Elise B

“…Girls and women subjected to female genital cutting (FGC) risk experiencing obstetrical, gynecological, sexual, and psychological health problems. Therefore,…”
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Blurred transitions of female genital cutting in a Norwegian Somali community by Johansen, R Elise B

“…While diaspora communities have become more critical of Female Genital Cutting (FGC), there are also trends of continuity. To explore the interplay between…”
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Sexual norms and the intention to use healthcare services related to female genital cutting: A qualitative study among Somali and Sudanese women in Norway by Ziyada, Mai Mahgoub, Lien, Inger-Lise, Johansen, R Elise B

“…Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is a traditionally meaningful practice in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. It is associated with a high risk of long-term…”
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Health sector involvement in the management of female genital mutilation/cutting in 30 countries by Johansen, R Elise B, Ziyada, Mai Mahgoub, Shell-Duncan, Bettina, Kaplan, Adriana Marcusàn, Leye, Els

“…For the last decades, the international community has emphasised the importance of a multisectoral approach to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM/C). While…”
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Factors associated with general practitioners' routines and comfortability with assessing female genital cutting: a cross-sectional survey by Ziyada, Mai Mahgoub, Johansen, R Elise B, Berthelsen, Mona, Lien, Inger-Lise, Bendiksen, Bothild

“…Female genital cutting (FGC) may cause a series of health problems that require specialized healthcare. General practitioners (GPs) are gatekeepers to…”
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"Damaged genitals"-Cut women's perceptions of the effect of female genital cutting on sexual function. A qualitative study from Sweden by Jordal, Malin, Påfs, Jessica, Wahlberg, Anna, Johansen, R Elise B

“…Female genital cutting (FGC) is a traditional practice, commonly underpinned by cultural values regarding female sexuality, that involves the cutting of…”
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The Applicability of the Theory of Planned Behavior for Research and Care of Female Genital Cutting by Johansen, R. Elise B.

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Negotiating Female Genital Cutting in a Transnational Context by Johansen, R. Elise B., Ahmed, Salma A. E.

“…In this article, we explore migrant Somali and Sudanese women’s reflections and decision-making regarding female genital cutting in a transnational context…”
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Estimating the magnitude of female genital mutilation/cutting in Norway: an extrapolation model by Ziyada, Mai M, Norberg-Schulz, Marthe, Johansen, R Elise B

“…With emphasis on policy implications, the main objective of this study was to estimate the numbers of two main groups affected by FGM/C in Norway: 1) those…”
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What Works and What Does Not: A Discussion of Popular Approaches for the Abandonment of Female Genital Mutilation by Johansen, R. Elise B., Diop, Nafissatou J., Laverack, Glenn, Leye, Els

“…The prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is reducing in almost all countries in which it is a traditional practice. There are huge variations between…”
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Kroppslige praksiser, erfaring og endring –tvetydige diskurser om kvinnelig omskjæring blant norsk-somaliere by B. Johansen, R. Elise

“…Den dominerende diskursen om kjønnslemlestelse blant personer med somalisk bakgrunn omhandler endring fra faraonisk til sunna-omskjæring. Diskursen, som…”
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Female Genital Mutilation, Cutting, or Circumcision by Sundby, Johanne, Essén, Birgitta, Johansen, R Elise B

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NEGOTIATING FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING AS A DIFFICULT CHARACTERISTIC IN KURDISH NATIONAL IDENTITY by Lunde, Ingvild Bergom, Sagbakken, Mette, Johansen, R. Elise B.

“…Based on fieldwork among Kurds in Norway, this article explores how participants described the presence of female genital cutting (FGC) in Kurdistan as a…”
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Care for Infibulated Women Giving Birth in Norway: An Anthropological Analysis of Health Workers' Management of a Medically and Culturally Unfamiliar Issue by Johansen, R. Elise B.

“…The focus of this article is on Norwegian health care workers' experience and management of birth care of women who have undergone infibulation. Because…”
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Qualitative study of perinatal care experiences among Somali women and local health care professionals in Norway by Vangen, Siri, Johansen, R.Elise B., Sundby, Johanne, Træen, Bente, Stray-Pedersen, Babill

“…Objective: To explore how perinatal care practice may influence labor outcomes among circumcised women. Study design: In-depth interviews were conducted with…”
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Virility, pleasure and female genital mutilation/cutting. A qualitative study of perceptions and experiences of medicalized defibulation among Somali and Sudanese migrants in Norway by Johansen, R Elise B

“…The most pervasive form of female genital mutilation/cutting-infibulation-involves the almost complete closure of the vaginal orifice by cutting and closing…”
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Perinatal complications among ethnic Somalis in Norway by Vangen, Siri, Stoltenberg, Camilla, Johansen, R Elise B, Sundby, Johanne, Stray-Pedersen, Babill

“…The majority of ethnic Somali women in Norway have undergone an elaborate form of circumcision (infibulation). The aim of this study was to examine the risk of…”
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Résistance à l’infibulation et à la désinfibulation. Changement des pratiques et persistance des valeurs en Norvège by Johansen, R. Elise B.

“…«Pharaonic circumcision», a type of female genital cutting creating a closure of the feminine genitalia, is associated with key cultural values related to…”
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Nasal absorption enhancers for biosynthetic human growth hormone in rats by O'HAGAN, D. T, CRITCHLEY, H, FARRAJ, N. F, FISHER, A. N, JOHANSEN, B. R, DAVIS, S. S, ILLUM, L

“…The effects of several prospective absorption enhancers were assessed on the nasal absorption of biosynthetic human growth hormone (hGH) in the rat. These…”
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