Female Genital Mutilation and its future among the somali women in Finland (2011)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Eeva Matsuuke
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To find out how important the female genital mutilation is in Somali womens identity in todays Findland
Study Population: Somali women
Findings: The study result showed that the continuation of FGM tradition in new generation was not necessary and the overall result of the study was very straight forward: FGM should be abolished from the tradition. FGM have left marks on those interviewees,who had it done,but the significance of FGM in their female identity was insignificant. The best way to eradicate the tradition according to the interviewees were massive community based education awareness raising programsto be accessed by everybody
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Europe
Country(ies):Finland