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Female Genital Mutilation: Information for health care professionals working in Ireland

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Country: Ireland
Section:
Female Genital Mutilation
Topics:
Health, Violence
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Start date:
2013
Publication date:
01 January 2013
The information was last updated in 2013 and may not accurately represent the present situation. It makes a reference to the United Kingdom as a member of the European Union and was published before the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on the 31 January 2020. 

Data from Census 2011 was used, together with other relevant population figures on numbers of women from FGM practising countries living in Ireland.These statistics were then synthesised with global FGM prevalence data to determine an estimated total of 3,780 women between the ages of 15 and 44 residing in Ireland who have undergone FGM.

Data Collection

Author(s)

Seema Bansal, Megan Breckwoldt, Sioban O'Brien Green, Salome Mbugua

Year of data collection

2011

Study population

Women from FGM practising countries living in Ireland.

Prevalence data on FGM

3,780 women affected by FGM residing in Ireland (15-44 years old)

Disaggregated data per country of origin

24 countries where FGM is documented.

Disaggregated data per age

n/a

Source

Bansal, S., M. Breckwoldt, S. O'Brien Green and S. Mbugua (2013). Female Genital Mutilation: Information for Health-Care Professionals Working in Ireland (2nd edition). RCSI, HSE and AkiDwA

http://akidwa.ie//publications/2nd-Edition-FGM-Handbook-for-Healthcare-P...

Metadata

Type:
Guidelines, Database
Language:
English
Types of GBV:
Female Genital Mutilation
Keywords:
female genital mutilation
data collection