Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ646353
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Female Genital Cutting: Applying the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model To Understand the Incentives for the Practice.
Dabbagh, Leila
Health Education Monograph Series, v19 n1 p18-23 2002
Reviews the practice of female circumcision and the significance of considering social, cultural, economic, and educational opportunities available to females in developing countries when creating intervention programs to help end this practice. The PRECEDE-PROCEED model is a tool that can assess various elements present in a girls' life that either help promote or dissuade the practice of female circumcision. (SM)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Females, Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Public Health, Research Methodology
Eta Sigma Gamma, the National Professional Health Education Honorary, 2000 University Ave., Muncie, IN 47306.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Female Circumcision; PRECEDE PROCEED Model; Womens Health
Note: Theme issue: "Women's Health: Issues and Perspectives."


