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050			_aWP 100 .HK4 2001
100			_aChege, J.N.|Askew, I.|Liku, J.
245		3	_aAn assessment of the alternative rites approach for encouraging abandonment of female genital mutilation in Kenya
260			_aWashington, D.C. _bFrontiers in Reproductive Health _c2001
300			_aiii, 48p.
500			_aExamines the efforts that have been made in Kenya to do away with female genital mutilation practices. Gives information on a study that was carried out in three districts in Kenya where Maendeleo Ya Wanawake (MYWO) with assistance from the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) is using an Alternative Rite of passage programme in an attempt to work with communities to eliminate this traditional practice. Discusses the implementation of this programme and its effect on community health knowledge.
650			_aBody Modification, Non-Therapeutic|Circumcision, Female|Health Education
942			_2lcc _cBK
999			_c552 _d552