Female Genital Mutilation Experiences of Somali women living in Sweden (2013)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Farnoosh RezaeeAhan
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To addresses this practice by looking at the different beliefs and experiences of Somali women living in a city x in Sweden
Study Population: Somali women
Findings: The research result indicated that female genital mutilation has spread out to other parts of the world through immigration in pursuit of better living standards and showed that the continuation of FGM tradition in new generations was not necessary and the overall result of the study was very straight forward: FGM should be eradicated and abolished from the tradition. This research focuses on consequences reveled during the research,including physical,psychological,social,and sexual effects.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Europe
Country(ies):Sweden