Female life expectancy, maternal mortality, fertility and birth rates of female genital mutilation high prevalence countries

Estimating the indirect prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in Switzerland

10.21203/rs.3.rs-100859/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sara Cottler-Casanova ◽

Jasmine Abdulcadir

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Female Genital Mutilation ◽

Prevalence Data ◽

Genital Mutilation ◽

The Past ◽

High Prevalence ◽

Prevalence Estimates ◽

Women And Girls ◽

Using Data ◽

Female Genital

Abstract ObjectiveTo update the indirect prevalence 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. MethodsWe 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 when FGM/C is practiced, and applied them to the immigrant women and girls living in Switzerland from the same 30 countries.ResultsIn 2010, the estimated indirect prevalence was 9,059 whereas in 2018, the estimated indirect prevalence was 21,706 women and girls living with or at risk of FGM/C.ConclusionOver 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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Estimating the indirect prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting in Switzerland

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-10875-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

S. Cottler-Casanova ◽

J. Abdulcadir

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Female Genital Mutilation ◽

Migrant Women ◽

Prevalence Data ◽

Genital Mutilation ◽

The Past ◽

High Prevalence ◽

Women And Girls ◽

Using Data ◽

Female Genital

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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Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) coding capacities in Swiss University Hospitals using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)

10.21203/rs.3.rs-120372/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sara Cottler-Casanova ◽

Mathide Horowicz ◽

Angèle Gayet-Ageron ◽

Jasmine Abdulcadir

Keyword(s):

Female Genital Mutilation ◽

Female Circumcision ◽

International Classification Of Diseases ◽

University Hospitals ◽

Genital Mutilation ◽

High Prevalence ◽

Classification Of Diseases ◽

Anonymized Data ◽

Women And Girls ◽

Female Genital

Abstract Background: To assess the number of inpatient women and girls in Swiss university hospitals from countries with high female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) prevalence, and of inpatients with a coded diagnosis of FGM/C.Methods: Exploratory descriptive study in Switzerland to assess the number of women and girls admitted to Swiss university hospitals between 2016 and 2018 from 30 FGM/C high prevalence countries (1), inpatients with a coded diagnosis of FGM/C (2). Participating hospitals provided anonymized data for all inpatient women and girls from 30 FGM/C practicing countries, and for all inpatients with a coded diagnosis of FGM/C. We calculated indirect estimates of inpatient women and girls with FGM/C and compared them with the number of inpatients with a coded diagnosis of FGM/C.Results: 8720 women and girls from countries with high prevalence of FGM/C were admitted. 207 patients were coded with FGM/C, including 7 with a nationality outside the 30 targeted countries, corresponding to an overall prevalence of 2.3% (95%CI: 2.0-2.6). The number of FGM/C cases by hospital was significantly different across year (P<0.001), with a higher proportion of cases collected in Geneva.Conclusions: The comparison between indirect estimates of inpatients with or at risk of FGM/C and the low number of FGM/C cases coded, suggests low recording and coding capacities of FGM/C.Funding: Swiss Federal Office of Public Health and Swiss Network against Female circumcision, Caritas Switzerland.

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