Health care for immigrant women in Italy: are we really ready? A survey on knowledge about female genital mutilation

• Główni autorzy: Emanuele Caroppo (Autor), Aurora Almadori (Autor), Valeria Giannuzzi (Autor), Patrizia Brogna (Autor), Alessandra Diodati (Autor), Pietro Bria (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Because of immigration, female genital mutilation (FGM) is an issue of increasing concern in western countries. Nevertheless operators without a specific training may ignore the health condition of women subjected to this practice and fail to provide them adequate assistance. The purpose...