“…The literature included in this review conceptualises HBV as a crime (Dickson, 2014), as a form of GBV (Vissandjee et al , 2014; Carey and Torres, 2010; Chantler, 2012), as a tool of male domination (Romero, 2014), as cultural tradition (Vissandjee et al , 2014; Rouzi, 2013; Martinelli and Olle-Goig, 2012; Cetin, 2015; Sabbe et al , 2013; Rew, 2011), manifestation of patriarchal oppression (Vissandjee et al , 2014; Eisner and Ghuneim, 2013; Romero, 2014), as a violation of human rights (Sabbe et al , 2013; Wilson, 2013; Rouzi, 2013; Koppelman, 2009), as a non-legal punishment (Cooney, 2014), as a mechanism to control women’s sexual purity and behaviour (Rew, 2011; Anuforo et al , 2004; Romero, 2014; Sedem and Ferrer-Wreder, 2015; Wilson, 2013), as a health problem (Wilson, 2013), as a moral benefit and obligation (Abdelshahid and Campbell, 2015) and as a moral dilemma (Dorjee et al , 2013).…”