Circumcision’,culture,and health-care provision in Tower Hamlets,London (2010)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Joan CameronĀ &Ā Karen Rawlings Anderson
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: N/A.
Objective: To assess whether British health services meet Somali women’s health-care needs
Study Population: The somali community in Tower hamlets
Findings: The research found that reasons given to justify female circumcision mirror those used in the UK to justify episiotomy in childbirth.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Europe
Country(ies):United Kingdom