Health care for immigrant women in Italy: are we really ready? A survey on knowledge about female genital mutilation

Health care for immigrant women in Italy: are we really ready? A survey on knowledge about female genital mutilation

BACKGROUND: Because of immigration, female genital mutilation (FGM) is an issue of increasing concern in western countries. Nevertheless operators without a specific training may ignore the health condition of women subjected to this practice and fail to provide them adequate assistance. The purpose...

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Main Authors: Emanuele Caroppo, Aurora Almadori, Valeria Giannuzzi, Patrizia Brogna, Alessandra Diodati, Pietro Bria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2014-03-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Subjects:
female genital mutilation
female genital cutting
infibulations
survey
migration
women's health
transcultural medicine
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712014000100008&lng=en&tlng=en

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