“I Had A Feeling the Period Did Not Have an Opening to Come Out: A” A Qualitative Assessment of Type III Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Menstrual Health Among Somali Communities in Kenya.

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dc.contributor.authorAchieng, A.
dc.contributor.authorBlake, S.C.
dc.contributor.authorOuedraogo, R.
dc.contributor.authorKabiru, C.
dc.contributor.authorSommer, M.
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-15T05:52:25Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractThis qualitative study assessed the relationship between Type III Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and menstrual health among Somali communities in Kenya, conducted by researchers from the African Population and Health Research Center in Nairobi and the Department of Sociomedical Sciences at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. The paper explores how infibulation obstructs menstruation, drawing on women's own accounts of their bodily experiences and perceptions of menstrual health.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fgwh.2026.1753459
dc.identifier.urihttps://knowhub.aphrc.org/handle/123456789/3016
dc.publisherFrontiersen_US
dc.subjectFemale genital mutilation/cuttingen_US
dc.subjectFGM/Cen_US
dc.subjectMenstrual healthen_US
dc.subjectSomali communitiesen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectQualitative researchen_US
dc.subjectReproductive healthen_US
dc.subjectWomen's healthen_US
dc.subjectGender-based harmen_US
dc.title “I Had A Feeling the Period Did Not Have an Opening to Come Out: A” A Qualitative Assessment of Type III Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and Menstrual Health Among Somali Communities in Kenya. en_US

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