Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. 2010, 3(3):234-242. Female genital mutilation in a young refugee: a case report and review Suardi E, Mishkin A & Henderson SW ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a widespread practice affecting up to 140 million girls and women worldwide (World Health Organization, 2008a). A substantial advocacy literature reports long-term psychologicalContinue reading “Female Genital Mutilation in a Young Refugee: A Case Report and Review”
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Health care for immigrant women in Italy: are we really ready? A survey on knowledge about female genital mutilation.
Ann Ist Super Sanita. 2014;50(1):49-53.DOI: 10.4415/ANN_14_01_08. Health care for immigrant women in Italy: are we really ready? A survey on knowledge about female genital mutilation. Caroppo E, Almadori A, Giannuzzi V, Brogna P, Diodati A, Bria P. ABSTRACT Background. Because of immigration, female genital mutilation (FGM) is an issue of increasing concern in western countries.Continue reading “Health care for immigrant women in Italy: are we really ready? A survey on knowledge about female genital mutilation.”
Health care of refugee women.
Aust Fam Physician. 2007 Mar;36(3):151-4. Health care of refugee women. Costa D. Womens Health Statewide, North Adelaide, Australia. danielac@chariot.net.au ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Women refugees have endured major discrimination and poverty in their countries of origin or countries of displacement. This has had a major impact on their physical and psychological health. The experience of resettlement placesContinue reading “Health care of refugee women.”
[Legal aspects of ritual circumcision].
Klin Padiatr. 2009 Dec;221(7):409-14. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1233494. [Legal aspects of ritual circumcision]. [Article in German] Schreiber M, Schott GE, Rascher W, Bender AW. Abteilung für Kinderurologie, Urologische Klinik, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen. ms.schreiber@yahoo.de ABSTRACT Female circumcision (genital mutilation) is a criminal violation of human rights under German law. Even with consent of the person to beContinue reading “[Legal aspects of ritual circumcision].”
“They get a C-section…they gonna die”: Somali women’s fears of obstetrical interventions in the United States.
J Transcult Nurs. 2010 Jul;21(3):220-7. doi: 10.1177/1043659609358780. “They get a C-section…they gonna die”: Somali women’s fears of obstetrical interventions in the United States. Brown E, Carroll J, Fogarty C, Holt C. University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14620, USA. elizabeth_brown@urmc.rochester.edu ABSTRACT The authors explore sources of resistance to common prenatal and obstetrical interventions amongContinue reading ““They get a C-section…they gonna die”: Somali women’s fears of obstetrical interventions in the United States.”
Invisible and involuntary: female genital mutilation as a basis for asylum.
Cornell Law Review. 2010, Vol. 95:599-626 Invisible and involuntary: female genital mutilation as a basis for asylum. Zsaleh E. Harivandi EXTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM), the practice of cutting or otherwise damaging the genitalia of young women and girls, is a cultural tradition in some third-world countries. Although the practice is widespread in parts of the world, manyContinue reading “Invisible and involuntary: female genital mutilation as a basis for asylum.”
[Medical and legal aspects of genital mutilation and circumcision part I: female genital mutilation (FGM)].
Arch Kriminol. 2011 Jan-Feb;227(1-2):1-22. [Medical and legal aspects of genital mutilation and circumcision part I: female genital mutilation (FGM)]. [Article in German] Dettmeyer R, Laux J, Friedl H, Zedler B, Bratzke H, Parzeller M. Aus dem Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität Giessen. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is considered to be against the law and against moralityContinue reading “[Medical and legal aspects of genital mutilation and circumcision part I: female genital mutilation (FGM)].”
Clinical issues in refugee healthcare: the Somali Bantu population.
Nurse Pract. 2011 Jul;36(7):48-53. Clinical issues in refugee healthcare: the Somali Bantu population. Parve J, Kaul T. Medical College of Wisconsin and Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, USA. ABSTRACT With an estimated 803,500 refugees residing in the United States, many NPs will encounter patients who do not speak, read, or understand English. Many of these patientsContinue reading “Clinical issues in refugee healthcare: the Somali Bantu population.”
Building community-based participatory research partnerships with a Somali refugee community.
Am J Prev Med. 2009 Dec;37(6 Suppl 1):S230-6. Building community-based participatory research partnerships with a Somali refugee community. Johnson CE, Ali SA, Shipp MP. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maricopa Integrated Health System, Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, Arizona State University, 411 N. Central Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85004, USA. Crista.Johnson@asu.edu BACKGROUND: The U.S. has become homeContinue reading “Building community-based participatory research partnerships with a Somali refugee community.”
Leaving the female body intact
Nurs N Z. 1996 May;2(4):20-1. Leaving the female body intact. Ahmed S. More than 80 million women in Africa and around the world have been damaged by the practice of female genital mutilation. As Somali refugees are accepted into New Zealand and others immigrate from African countries where the practice is still prevalent, health professionalsContinue reading “Leaving the female body intact”
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