Being different and vulnerable: Experiences of immigrant African women who have Been circumcised and sought maternity care in Sweden (2004)
This study is a Explanatory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Berggren Vanja,Staffan Bergström,Anna-Karin Edberg
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To explore the encounters with the health care system in Sweden of women from Somalia,Eritrea,and Sudan who have been genitally cut
Study Population: Women
Findings: The women experienced being different and vulnerable,suffering from being abandoned and mutilated,and they felt exposed in the encounter with the Swedish health care personnel and tried to adapt to a new cultural context
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Europe
Country(ies):Sweden