Female genital mutilation/cutting experiences and attitudes among women from countries with high prevalence of FGM/C living in the United States: findings from the women’s health needs study
Our results provide insights into FGM/C-related experiences and attitudes among 1,132 US women from FGM/C-practicing countries, among whom just over half reported having experienced FGM/C. Social and health care services that provide care to potentially affected US women can use this knowledge about women's FGM/C experiences and attitudes to heighten awareness, improve clinical care, and promote interventions and strategies for prevention.
Authors
- Paul Stupp
- Vicki Pineau
- Florina Serbanescu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2140-5499)
- Margaret Christine Snead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5020-3311)
- Farah Sublett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8519-7768)
- Hager Shawkat
- Rihana Nesrudin
- Ghenet Besera
- SalwaH Ahmed
- Roy Ahn
- Nicole Warren
- Doris Mukangu
- Ashley Smoots
- Connie L. Bish
- Sabrina Avripas
- Petry Ubri
- Crista E. Johnson-Agbakwu
- Ayeesha Sayyad
- Thomas A. Clark
- Wanda Barfield
- Mary Goodwin
- Karen Pazol
- Yvonne Commodore-Mensah
- Lilly Perry
- Rufo Jiru
- Manal Sidi
- The WHNS Study Team
- MamHarr Gaye
- Stephen Hayes
- Howie Goldberg
- Ned English
- Stephanie Alexander
- Maggie Cherney
- Madeleine Liotta
- Ekwutosi Okoroh
- Zeinab Eyega
- Betselot Mekonnen
- Joey Dagher
- Erin Fordyce
- Consolatie Uwera
- Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza
Institutions
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US)
- UMass Memorial Health Care (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- University of Chicago (US)
- Georgia Center for Women (US)
- National Opinion Research Center (US)
- The Centers (US)
- Epidemic Intelligence Service (US)
- Center for Health and Gender Equity (US)
- Oldham Council (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reproductive Health
- Published
- 2026-02-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025-02244-2
- Primary Topic
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Office of Justice Programs
- Nutrition Obesity Research Center, University of North Carolina
- Office for Victims of Crime