对切割女性生殖器的态度和健康后果:对丹麦索马里和库尔德移民及其后裔的定性研究

IF 1.5 Q3 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Ditte S. Linde , Hawa-Idil Harakow , Negin Jaafar
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摘要

研究目的对于来自女性外阴残割/切割(FGM/C)历史悠久的国家的移民在移居欧洲后如何看待这一习俗,我们缺乏深入的了解。本研究旨在探讨移民及其后裔对切割女性生殖器的态度以及切割女性生殖器对健康造成的影响。研究设计采用半结构式访谈和焦点小组讨论等定性方法。来自索马里或伊拉克/伊朗库尔德的丹麦女性和男性移民及后裔参与了这项研究。访谈/焦点小组讨论指南由欧洲性别平等研究所制定。研究采用了有目的的抽样方法,并通过在索马里和库尔德社区工作的守门人和妇女协会以滚雪球的方式招募参与者。没有人的后代被切割过女性生殖器官,但所有女性移民在移民前都被切割过女性生殖器官,并且不希望将这种习俗传承下去。切割女性生殖器被认为是一种有害的习俗,会对性健康和心理健康造成严重后果。索马里裔妇女认为,这种做法与她们的出身被错误地联系在一起,从而导致她们被污名化。库尔德裔妇女在遭受切割女性生殖器的性后果时缺乏医疗支持。人们普遍认为丹麦的医疗保健系统缺乏文化敏感性。丹麦医疗保健系统在处理移民及其后裔的性健康问题时,应采取更具文化敏感性的方法。丹麦和其他欧洲国家应努力消除移民群体对切割女性生殖器官的污名化。要推广本研究的结果,还需要进行更大规模的欧洲研究,并收集原始数据。
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Attitudes towards and health consequences of female genital mutilation/cutting: A qualitative study among Somali and Kurdish immigrants and descendants in Denmark

Objectives

There is lack of in-depth knowledge of how immigrants who originate from countries where female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) historically is practiced, perceive the practice after migrating to Europe. The aim of this study was to explore the attitude towards FGM/C among immigrants and descendants and the health consequences of living with FGM/C.

Study design

Qualitative methods were used in the form of semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions. Female and male immigrants and descendants in Denmark from Somalia or Kurdish of Iraq/Iran participated in the study. The interview/focus group discussion guides were developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality. Purposely sampling was used, and participants were recruited by use of snowballing through gatekeepers and women’s societies working within the Somali and Kurdish communities.

Results

Sixteen persons participated in the study. No descendants had been cut, but all female immigrants had been cut prior to migrating and did not wish to pass on the practice. FGM/C was perceived as a harmful practice with severe sexual and mental health consequences. Women with Somali origin experienced that the practice was falsely associated with their origin, which led to stigmatisation. Women with Kurdish origin lacked healthcare support when suffering sexual consequences of FGM/C. It was generally perceived that the Danish healthcare system lacked cultural sensitivity.

Conclusion

FGM/C is negatively perceived among Somali and Kurdish immigrants and descendants in Denmark and not practiced among these groups. The Danish healthcare system should adopt a more culturally sensitive approach when addressing sexual health among immigrants and descendants. Denmark and other European countries should work towards destigmatising the immigrant communities when it comes to FGM/C. Larger European studies with primary data are needed to generalise the findings of this study.

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