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The prevalence and risk of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting among migrant women and girls in the Netherlands: An extrapolation method

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  • Ramin Kawous
  • Maria E T C van den Muijsenbergh
  • Diana Geraci
  • Anke van der Kwaak
  • Els Leye
  • Annemarie Middelburg
  • Livia E Ortensi
  • Alex Burdorf

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Objectives: The aim of the study was (I) to estimate the prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and distribution of types of FGM/C among migrant girls and women in the Netherlands, and (II) to estimate the number of migrant girls at risk of being cut in the immediate future. Methods: National population-based survey data regarding FGM/C prevalence were applied to female migrants in the Netherlands who migrated from 29 countries with available nationally representative data on FGM/C. Results: As of January 1st 2018, there were 95,588 female migrants residing in the Netherlands, originating from 29 countries with available nationally representative data on FGM/C. Our findings suggest that about 41,000 women had undergone FGM/C, of which 37% had Type III (infibulation). In total 4,190 girls are estimated to be at risk of FGM/C in the next 20 years, of whom 394 were first-generation girls. Conclusion: These findings show the urgency to develop appropriate strategies and policies to prevent FGM/C, to protect girls and women at risk of the practice, and to provide adequate services and support for those affected by FGM/C in the Netherlands.

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  • Ramin Kawous & Maria E T C van den Muijsenbergh & Diana Geraci & Anke van der Kwaak & Els Leye & Annemarie Middelburg & Livia E Ortensi & Alex Burdorf, 2020. "The prevalence and risk of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting among migrant women and girls in the Netherlands: An extrapolation method," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(4), pages 1-16, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0230919
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230919
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    1. Livia Ortensi & Patrizia Farina & Alessio Menonna, 2015. "Improving estimates of the prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting among migrants in Western countries," Demographic Research, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany, vol. 32(18), pages 543-562.
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