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Female genital cuttingAfrican women speak outIndiana University, School of Social Work, 902 West New York St ES 4155, Indianapolis, IN 46240, USA, kkhaja{at}iupui.edu
University of North Dakota, School of Social Work, Box 7135, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
Indiana University, Department of Social Work, 902 West New York St ES 4155, Indianapolis, IN 46240, USA
University of Utah, Belle Spafford Women's Endowment, College of Social Work, 395 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA English The purpose of this qualitative study with 17 Somali-born North American immigrant women was to better understand the women’s experiences with and views of female genital cutting (FGC), as well as their recommendations for developing more effective, inclusive and respectful prevention and intervention strategies for the practice. French La finalité de cette étude qualitative menée auprès de 17 femmes immigrantes nord américaines nées en Somalie était de mieux comprendre les expériences des femmes, leurs opinions à propos de l’excision, ainsi que leurs recommandations pour développer des stratégies de prévention et d’intervention plus efficaces, inclusives, et respectueuses pour la pratique. Spanish El propósito de este estudio cualitativo de 17 mujeres nacidas en Somalia que emigraron a los EEUU es comprender mejor las experiencias y visiones de estas mujeres en relación a la mutilación de genitales femeninos (FGC, por sus siglas en inglés), así como también sus recomendaciones para el desarrollo de estrategias de prevención e intervención más efectivas, inclusivas y respetuosas a la hora de realizar dicha práctica.
Key Words: female circumcision • female genital cutting • female genital mutilation • Somali immigrant women
International Social Work, Vol. 52, No. 6,
727-741 (2009) |
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