The views of women in the Limpopo Province of South Africa concerning girls' puberty rites.
This study was a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual research study, conducted in the Northern Region of the Northern Province (now Limpopo) among Vatsonga/Manchangana in four selected areas. The ethnographic strategy was used to gain access to the puberty rites and to view and desc...
| Publicado en: | Health SA Gesondheid Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 47 - 61 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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African Online Scientific Information System PTY LTD
2003 Sep
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