Female genital mutilation in the context of migration: experience of African women with the Swiss health care system | Zendy

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Female genital mutilation in the context of migration: experience of African women with the Swiss health care system

Author(s) -

Clara Thierfelder,

Marcel Tanner,

Claudia M. Kessler Bodiang

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

european journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056

H-Index - 91

eISSN - 1464-360X

pISSN - 1101-1262

DOI - 10.1093/eurpub/cki120

Subject(s) - female circumcision , health care , context (archaeology) , medicine , perspective (graphical) , qualitative research , focus group , nursing , family medicine , health professionals , gynecology , sociology , political science , geography , social science , archaeology , artificial intelligence , computer science , anthropology , law

In contrast to other European countries, the Swiss health care system does not deal with the specific needs of women with female genital mutilation (FGM) in a consistent manner, though migrants from countries where FGM is commonly practised are living in Switzerland.

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