Elongation of labia minora in Uganda
Including Baganda men in a risk reduction education programme
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15099758 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guillermo Martínez Pérez (Nutrición Sin Fronteras), Guillermo Z Martínez‐pérez (0000-0001-6756-9515, Médecins Sans Frontières, corresponding author), Harriet Namulondo (COFCAWE) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-57 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691058.2010.518772 |
| PMID | 20960354 |
| OpenAlex | W2054070276 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 7 |
Okukyalira ensiko or 'visiting the bush' is how, in Uganda, the Baganda people name the practice of elongating the labia minora, which young girls start performing before menarche. As a mandatory rite of passage that identifies membership of the tribe, one of its main purposes is to enhance sexual pleasure for both male and female partners. The conditions in which it is practiced involve certain physical health risks. In this qualitative study carried out in Wakiso district, a semi-structured interview was conducted among 31 Baganda men, in order to understand their perceptions, attitudes and knowledge toward the way in which their daughters practise labia minora elongation. According to our results, men highly value this practice for its capacity to enhance sexual stimulation even though they are aware of its risks. Since genital stretching is likely to endure, the authors discuss the possibility of addressing Baganda men by health workers in an education programme aimed at minimising the risks attached to the procedure and, hence, improving the sexual and reproductive health of Baganda girls
Environmental health · Labia minora · Menarche · Political science · Population · Reproductive health · Tribe · Vulva · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Genital Health and Disease · Medicine · Psychology · Surgery
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Autoerotism, Homoerotism, and Foreplay in African Women Who Practice Labia Minora Elongation
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Perceptions of Men on Puxa-Puxa , or Labia Minora Elongation, in Tete, Mozambique
Zambian Women in South Africa
Customary adolescent sexual practices among the Akha of northern Lao PDR
Labia minora elongation as understood by Baganda male and female adolescents in Uganda
Understanding intra-vaginal and labia minora elongation practices among women heads-of-households in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
Teachers’ conflicting cultural schemas of teaching comprehensive school-based sexuality education in Kampala, Uganda
Unwanted sexual experiences among young men in four sub-Saharan African countries
Grounded Theory
Eroticism, Sensuality, and Women’s Secrets among the Baganda A Critical Analysis
Rwandan female genital modification
The consequences of female circumcision for health and sexuality
Socio‐cultural dynamics of female genital cutting
Labia Elongation under African Customary Law
Eroticism, Sensuality and ‘Women's Secrets’ Among the Baganda
Taming Tradition
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |