Health care for immigrant women in Italy: are we really ready? a survey on knowledge about female genital mutilation (2014)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Caroppo E,Almadori A,Giannuzzi V,Brogna P,Diodati A,Bria P
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To estimate the current knowledge about FGM among social and health care assistants working with asylum seeker in order to assess if they would be able to recognize and assist properly a woman with FGM
Study Population: Women
Findings: Only 7.3% of respondents’ stated to know well FGM,while 4.9% did not know it at all. 70.7% declared to have ever met or assisted a woman with FGM,nevertheless all respondents work with asylum seeker from countries where FGM are performed
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Southern Europe
Country(ies):Italy