DHS in the News

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Passant Darwish
AHRAM ONLINE (CAIRO, EGYPT)

"...Still, FGM is prevalent in Egyptian society, with 91 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 49 subjected to the practice, according to a 2008 study by the Egyptian Demographic Health Survey (EDHS), under the direct supervision of the health ministry...

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Abstract: Passant Darwish
AHRAM ONLINE (CAIRO, EGYPT)

"...Still, FGM is prevalent in Egyptian society, with 91 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 49 subjected to the practice, according to a 2008 study by the Egyptian Demographic Health Survey (EDHS), under the direct supervision of the health ministry... 
URL to article: http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/97618/Egypt/Politics-/FGM-eradication-in-Egypt-since--A-forgotten-cause.aspx