Health Care for Women International
Volume 39, Issue 8, 2018, Pages 906-918

“You take the private part of her body, … you are taking a part of her life”: Voices of circumcised African migrant women on female genital circumcision (FGC) in Australia (Article)

Ogunsiji O.* , Wilkes L. , Chok H.N.
  • a School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Penrith, NSW, Australia
  • b School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Centre for Nursing Research and Practice Development, Nepean blue Mountains Local Health District, Penrith, NSW, Australia
  • c School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Centre for Nursing Research and Practice Development, Nepean blue Mountains Local Health District, Penrith, NSW, Australia

Abstract

Western countries working toward eradication of female genital mutilation require better inclusion of women originally from countries where the practice is prevalent. However, few authors have examined the knowledge, attitudes, and experiences of circumcised African migrant women in western countries. Our findings from 40 responses from self-reported survey and five in-depth interviews show that the participating African migrant women know the reasons behind female genital circumcision (FGC), are living with the negative consequences of FGC, and have a zero tolerance attitude toward the practice. Circumcised women are in the best position to define their health needs and champion global efforts to eradicate FGC. © 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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Index Keywords

cultural anthropology Australia human ethnology qualitative research interview Humans migrant psychology Interviews as Topic voice female Circumcision, Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Article female genital mutilation adult human experiment migration Transients and Migrants attitude to health Culture
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044523861&doi=10.1080%2f07399332.2018.1443106&partnerID=40&md5=9b0e324001842347e6bed9c26ba21bfe
DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2018.1443106
ISSN: 07399332
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English