Female Fenital Mutilation among Yakan in Basilan,Philippines (2008)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:

Author(s): Sittinurussamsi A. Calsalin
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.

Objective: Examines the practice of FGM among the Muslim Yakan population on Basilan in the Southern Phillipines.
Study Population: Men and women
Findings: Interviewees were several men and women in one community,including three women performing FGM and five religious leaders. The interviewer also attended a ceremony. In Basilan,the act is seen as a rite of passage for girls,all persons interviewed stated that it is religiously obligatory. The Yakan use the method of scrabbing the labia majora with an unpointed knife. Bleeding – and that means “cutting” – is not intended

Geographical coverage
Region(s):Southeastern Asia
Country(ies):Philippines

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