Challenges in combatting female genital mutilation: narratives of black Sub-Saharan African (BSSA) women in the English west Midlands regio (2021)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Nyashanu,M. and Mguni,M.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To explore the challenges in combatting FGM as experienced by Black Sub-Saharan African (BSSA) women in Diaspora.
Study Population: BSSA(Black Sub-Saharan African) women from 20 Sub-Saharan African countries living in the English West Midlands region
Findings: The research study found that stigmatisation of survivors,utilisation of graphic images in FGM awareness,exclusion of practising communities’ gatekeepers in FGM interventions,conflation of religion and FGM practice and obsession with securing a conviction were obstacles in combating FGM. Diaspora community-driven studies exploring FGM and contested notions in addressing it from women perspectives are scarce.This study pulls together the experiences of BSSA women and their perspectives on contested notions in combating FGM in the UK. The debate asserts the growing need to consider gender sensitive radical interventions,which involves educating perpetrators and gatekeepers among FGM practising communites
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Europe
Country(ies):United Kingdom