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Never My Daughters: A Qualitative Study Regarding Attitude Change Toward Female Genital Cutting Among Ethiopian and Eritrean Families in Sweden

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Summary, in English

To explore attitudes toward female genital cutting (FGC) in a migration perspective, qualitative interviews were conducted with men and women from Ethiopia and Eritrea in Sweden. We found firm rejection of all forms of FGC and absence of a guiding motive. Informants failed to see any meaning in upholding the custom. We conclude that children of Ethiopian or Eritrean parents resident in Sweden run little risk of being subjected to FGC. A societal structure prepared to deal with suspected cases of FGC with a high level of alertness should be combined with a healthy sceptical attitude toward exaggerations of risk estimates.

Publishing year

2009

Language

English

Pages

114-133

Publication/Series

Health Care for Women International

Volume

30

Issue

1-2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Environmental Health and Occupational Health

Status

Published

Research group

  • Social Medicine and Global Health

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1096-4665