Female Genital Cutting (FGC) and the ethics of care: community engagement and cultural sensitivity at the interface of migration experiences (2014)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Bilkis Vissandjée,Shereen Denetto,Paula Migliardi and Jodi Proctor
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To examine the necessity of community engagement and cultural sensitivity at the interface of migration experiences
Study Population: Not stated
Findings: The examples provided converge with the literature confirming the utmost necessity to engage with the FGC practicing communities allowing for ethically sensitive strategies,reduction of harm in relation to systems of care,and prevention of the risk of systematic gendered stigmatization. A culturally competent,gender and ethically sensitive approach is argued for to ensure the provision of quality ethical care for migrant families in host countries. We argue that socio-cultural determinants such as ethnicity,migration,sex and gender need to be accounted for as integral to the social construction of FGC.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Not specified
Country(ies):Not specified