Estimating the indirect prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting in Switzerland
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Authors
Cottler-Casanova, S.
Abdulcadir, J.
Issue Date
2021-05-29
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Female Genital Mutilation , Female Genital Cutting , Indirect Estimates , Prevalence , Switzerland
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Abstract
Background:
We updated the indirect estimates for women and girls living with Female Genital Mutilation Cutting (FGM/C) in Switzerland, using data from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office of migrant women and girls born in one of the 30 high-prevalence FGM/C countries that are currently living in Switzerland.
Methods:
We used Yoder and Van Baelen’s “Extrapolation of FGM/C Countries’ Prevalence Data” method, where we applied DHS and MICS prevalence figures from the 30 countries where FGM/C is practiced, and applied them to the immigrant women and girls living in Switzerland from the same 30 countries.
Results:
In 2010, the estimated number of women and girls living with or at risk of FGM/C in Switzerland was 9059, whereas in 2018, we estimated that 21,706 women and girls were living with or at risk of FGM/C.
Conclusion:
Over the past decade, there have been significant increases in the number of estimated women and girls living with or at risk of FGM/C in Switzerland due to the increase in the total number of women and girls originally coming form the countries where the practice of FGM/C is traditional.
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Citation
Cottler-Casanova, S., & Abdulcadir, J. (2021). Estimating the indirect prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting in Switzerland. BMC public health, 21(1), 1011. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10875-w
Publisher
BMC Public Health