The lived experience of female genital cutting (FGC) in Somali-Canadian women's daily lives.

Many of the Somali women who have immigrated to other countries, including Canada, have experienced Female Genital Circumcision/ Mutilation/ Cutting (FGC). While there is literature on the medical aspects of FGC, we were interested in understanding the daily life experiences and bodily sensations of...

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Main Authors: Danielle Jacobson, Emily Glazer, Robin Mason, Deanna Duplessis, Kimberly Blom, Janice Du Mont, Navmeet Jassal, Gillian Einstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6219790?pdf=render