Somalia

Attitude toward female genital mutilation among Somali and Harari people, Eastern Ethiopia.

Int J Womens Health. 2016; 8: 557–569. Attitude toward female genital mutilation among Somali and Harari people, Eastern Ethiopia. Abathun AD, Sundby J, Gele AA ABSTRACT Background: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a worldwide problem, and it is practiced by many communities in Africa and Asia as well as immigrants from those areas. This practiceContinue reading “Attitude toward female genital mutilation among Somali and Harari people, Eastern Ethiopia.”

I knew how it feels but couldn’t save my daughter; testimony of an Ethiopian mother on female genital mutilation/cutting.

Reprod Health. 2017 Dec 1;14(1):162. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0434-y. I knew how it feels but couldn’t save my daughter; testimony of an Ethiopian mother on female genital mutilation/cutting. Adinew YM, Mekete BT ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: World Health Organization defines female genital mutilation/cutting as all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or otherContinue reading “I knew how it feels but couldn’t save my daughter; testimony of an Ethiopian mother on female genital mutilation/cutting.”

Factors associated with the support of pricking (female genital cutting type IV) among Somali immigrants – a cross-sectional study in Sweden

Reprod Health. 2017 Aug 8;14(1):92. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0351-0. Factors associated with the support of pricking (female genital cutting type IV) among Somali immigrants – a cross-sectional study in Sweden Wahlberg A, Johnsdotter S, Ekholm Selling K, Källestål C, Essén B ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Pricking, classified as female genital cutting (FGC) type IV by the World Health Organization, isContinue reading “Factors associated with the support of pricking (female genital cutting type IV) among Somali immigrants – a cross-sectional study in Sweden”

432 Somali women’s birth experiences in Canada after earlier female genital mutilation

Birth. 2000 Dec;27(4):227-34. 432 Somali women’s birth experiences in Canada after earlier female genital mutilation. Chalmers B, Hashi KO ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Women with previous female genital mutilation (sometimes referred to as circumcision) are migrating, with increasing frequency, to countries where this practice is uncommon. Many health care professionals in these countries lack experience in assistingContinue reading “432 Somali women’s birth experiences in Canada after earlier female genital mutilation”

“A Somali girl is Muslim and does not have premarital sex. Is vaccination really necessary?” A qualitative study into the perceptions of Somali women in the Netherlands about the prevention of cervical cancer

Int J Equity Health. 2015 Aug 21;14(1):68. doi: 10.1186/s12939-015-0198-3. “A Somali girl is Muslim and does not have premarital sex. Is vaccination really necessary?” A qualitative study into the perceptions of Somali women in the Netherlands about the prevention of cervical cancer. Salad J, Verdonk P, de Boer F, Abma TA BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION: Participation inContinue reading ““A Somali girl is Muslim and does not have premarital sex. Is vaccination really necessary?” A qualitative study into the perceptions of Somali women in the Netherlands about the prevention of cervical cancer”

Circumcising Circumcision: Renegotiating Beliefs and Practices among Somali Women in Johannesburg and Nairobi

Med Anthropol. 2015 Jun 15. [Epub ahead of print] Circumcising Circumcision: Renegotiating Beliefs and Practices among Somali Women in Johannesburg and Nairobi. Jinnah Z, Lowe L ABSTRACT Female circumcision amongst Somalis is a deeply personal and subjective practice, framed within traditional norms and cultural practices, but negotiated within contemporary realities to produce a set ofContinue reading “Circumcising Circumcision: Renegotiating Beliefs and Practices among Somali Women in Johannesburg and Nairobi”

Female genital cutting in Hargeisa, Somaliland: is there a move towards less severe forms?

Reprod Health Matters. 2014 May;22(43):169-77. doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(14)43759-5. Female genital cutting in Hargeisa, Somaliland: is there a move towards less severe forms? Lunde IB, Sagbakken M. ABSTRACT According to several sources, little progress is being made in eliminating the cutting of female genitalia. This paper, based on qualitative interviews and observations, explores perceptions of female genitalContinue reading “Female genital cutting in Hargeisa, Somaliland: is there a move towards less severe forms?”

‘Gosh’: A cross-cultural encounter with a Somali woman, a male interpreter and a gynecologist on female genital cutting/mutilation.

Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Aug 28. pii: S0738-3991(14)00363-2. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.08.014. [Epub ahead of print] ‘Gosh’: A cross-cultural encounter with a Somali woman, a male interpreter and a gynecologist on female genital cutting/mutilation. Schuster S. ABSTRACT I saw the woman for the first time on the gynecological emergency at a Swiss University Women’s Hospital. She wasContinue reading “‘Gosh’: A cross-cultural encounter with a Somali woman, a male interpreter and a gynecologist on female genital cutting/mutilation.”

Reflections on female circumcision discourse in Hargeysa, Somaliland: purified or mutilated?

Afr J Reprod Health. 2014 Jun;18(2):22-35. Reflections on female circumcision discourse in Hargeysa, Somaliland: purified or mutilated? Vestbøstad E, Blystad A. ABSTRACT In communities where female circumcision is carried out, increasingly large segments of the population have been exposed to strong arguments against the practice. This study aimed to explore diverse discourses on female circumcisionContinue reading “Reflections on female circumcision discourse in Hargeysa, Somaliland: purified or mutilated?”

Overactive bladder after female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) type III.

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Oct 4;2013. pii: bcr2012008155. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008155. Overactive bladder after female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) type III. Abdulcadir J, Dällenbach P. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. ABSTRACT A 27-year-old Somali woman with type III a-b female genital mutilation/cutting, consulted because of slow micturition, voiding efforts, urgency andContinue reading “Overactive bladder after female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) type III.”