Estimates of first-generation women and girls with female genital mutilation in the European Union,Norway and Switzerland (2016)
This study is a Comparative research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Baelen,L. V.,Ortensi,L. & Leye,E.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: The study goal was to estimate the number of first-generation girls and women in the European Union,Norway and Switzerland who have undergone FGM.
Study Population: Relied on DHS,MICS,PHS,and UNICEF data
Findings: In 2011 over half a million first-generation women and girls in the EU,Norway and Switzerland had undergone FGM before immigration. One in two was living in the UK or France,one in two was born in East-Africa. For the first time,scientific evidence gives a reliable estimate of the number of first-generation women and girls in Europe coming from countries where FGM is practiced. The use of census data proves reliable for policy makers to guide their actions,e.g.,regarding training needs for health workers who might be confronted with women who have undergone FGM,or the need for reconstructive surgery.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Europe,Eastern Europe,Southern Europe,Northern Europe,Western Asia
Country(ies):Austria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Croatia,Cyprus,Czechia,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Norway,Switzerland