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Is Anti-FGM Legislation Cultural Imperialism? Interrogating Kenya's Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Hannelore Van Bavel

Postcolonial feminists and anthropologists have criticised anti-female genital mutilation (FGM) efforts for being ethnocentric and for imposing ‘Western’ values onto African communities. Recently, a Kenyan medical doctor has petitioned against Kenya's Prohibition of FGM Act, arguing that the Act is unconstitutional and the entrenchment of Western values. This article critically interrogates the allegation that African legislation against ...

Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea IV: peer education and HIV knowledge, attitudes, and reported practices Institute of Tropical Medicine

A Woodward, N. Howard, Y Souare, S Kollie, A von Roenne, Matthias Borchert
BACKGROUND: Both conflict and HIV affect sub-Saharan Africa, and supportive approaches for HIV prevention among refugees are crucial. Peer education has been associated with improved HIV outcomes, though relatively little research has been published on refugee settings. The primary objective of this study was to assess whether exposure to refugee peer education was associated with improved HIV knowledge, attitudes, or practice outcomes among ...

Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea III: maternal health Institute of Tropical Medicine

N. Howard, A Woodward, Y Souare, S Kollie, D Blankhart, A von Roenne, Matthias Borchert
BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality can be particularly high in conflict and chronic emergency settings, partly due to inaccessible maternal care. This paper examines associations of refugee-led health education, formal education, age, and parity on maternal knowledge, attitudes, and practices among reproductive-age women in refugee camps in Guinea. METHODS: Data comes from a 1999 cross-sectional survey of 444 female refugees in 23 camps. ...

Leadership et vision exercée pour la couverture universelle des soins dans les pays à faible revenu Institute of Tropical Medicine

ZC Meda, L Konate, H Ouedraogo, M Sanou, David Hercot, I Sombié
In Burkina Faso, as in most developing countries, the operational level of the health system is made up of Health Districts (HDs), the activities of which are typically coordinated by the District Team (DT). Assessing the the core functions of DTs, as described by WHO, shows two important weaknesses. Firstly, instructions from 'above' are often implemented rather passively: DTs tend not to display much leadership. Secondly, the current ...

Pre-treatment mortality and loss-to-follow-up in HIV-1, HIV-2 and HIV-1/HIV-2 dually infected patients eligible for antiretroviral therapy in The Gambia, West Africa Institute of Tropical Medicine

T. Togun, I. Peterson, S Jaffar, F. Oko, U. Okomo, Kevin Peterson, A Jaye
BACKGROUND: High early mortality rate among HIV infected patients following initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource limited settings may indicate high pre-treatment mortality among ART-eligible patients. There is dearth of data on pre-treatment mortality in ART programmes in sub-Sahara Africa. This study aims to determine pre-treatment mortality rate and predictors of pre-treatment mortality among ART-eligible adult patients in a ...

Ingestion et digestibilité in vivo du Panicum maximum associé à trois compléments: tourteau de Jatropha curcas, tourteau de coton (Gossypium hirsutum) et Euphorbia heterophylla chez le cobaye (Cavia po Institute of Tropical Medicine

NDV Kouakou, Eric Thys, EN Assidjo, JF Grongnet
The Intake and the in vivo Digestibility of Panicum maximum Associated with Three Supplements: Jatophra curcas Cake, Gossypium hirsutum Cake and Euphorbia heterophylla (Euph) in Guinea Pigs (Cavia porcellus L.). The intake and the in vivo digestibility of Panicum maximum associated with three supplements: Jatropha curcas cake, Gossypium hirsutum cake and Euphorbia heterophylla (Euph) in guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus L.) pigs, its association with ...