Seeking culturally safe care: a qualitative systematic review of the healthcare experiences of women and girls who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting

C Evans, R Tweheyo, J McGarry, J Eldridge, J Albert… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To explore the experiences of accessing and receiving healthcare related to
female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) across the life course from the perspective of …

Crossing cultural divides: a qualitative systematic review of factors influencing the provision of healthcare related to female genital mutilation from the perspective of …

C Evans, R Tweheyo, J McGarry, J Eldridge, J Albert… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction As a result of global migration, health professionals in destination countries are
increasingly being called upon to provide care for women and girls who have experienced …

[HTML][HTML] Eradicating female genital mutilation/cutting: human rights-based approaches of legislation, education, and community empowerment

BD Williams-Breault - Health and human rights, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Female genital mutilation/cutting is a form of violence against women and girls. It includes all
procedures that involve the partial or total removal of external genitalia or other injury to the …

Health sector involvement in the management of female genital mutilation/cutting in 30 countries

REB Johansen, MM Ziyada, B Shell-Duncan… - BMC health services …, 2018 - Springer
Background For the last decades, the international community has emphasised the
importance of a multisectoral approach to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM/C). While …

Barriers and facilitators to the access to specialized female genital cutting healthcare services: Experiences of Somali and Sudanese women in Norway

MM Ziyada, REB Johansen - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Girls and women subjected to female genital cutting (FGC) risk experiencing
obstetrical, gynecological, sexual, and psychological health problems. Therefore, Norway …

Sexual norms and the intention to use healthcare services related to female genital cutting: A qualitative study among Somali and Sudanese women in Norway

MM Ziyada, IL Lien, REB Johansen - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Female Genital Cutting (FGC) is a traditionally meaningful practice in Africa, the
Middle East, and Asia. It is associated with a high risk of long-term physical and …

Medical care for migrant children in Europe: a practical recommendation for first and follow-up appointments

L Schrier, C Wyder, S Del Torso, T Stiris… - European journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Between 2015 and 2017, an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 children were seeking
asylum each year in EU/EEA countries. As access to high-quality health care is important …

Challenges in providing quality care for women with female genital cutting in Sweden–A literature review

M Jordal, A Wahlberg - Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to migration, health care needs in relation to female genital cutting (FGC) are
increasingly emerging in European health care contexts, with Sweden being no exception …

'I want what every other woman has': reasons for wanting clitoral reconstructive surgery after female genital cutting–a qualitative study from Sweden

M Jordal, G Griffin, H Sigurjonsson - Culture, health & sexuality, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Female genital cutting (FGC) involves the removal of women's external genitalia for non-
therapeutic reasons. An estimated 38,000 women living in Sweden have undergone some …

The practice of female genital mutilation across the world: data availability and approaches to measurement

C Cappa, L Van Baelen, E Leye - Global Public Health, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT While Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has been in existence for centuries, the
rigorous and systematic documentation of the extent of the practice is a recent undertaking …