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

• Hoofdauteurs: Emanuele Caroppo (Auteur), Aurora Almadori (Auteur), Valeria Giannuzzi (Auteur), Patrizia Brogna (Auteur), Alessandra Diodati (Auteur), Pietro Bria (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Onderwerpen: article
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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...