Sexual Health Care, Sexual Behaviors and Functioning, and Female Genital Cutting: Perspectives From Somali Women Living in the United States

We investigated the sexual values, attitudes, and behaviors of 30 Somali female refugees living in a large metropolitan area of Minnesota by collecting exploratory sexual health information based on the components of the sexual health model-components posited to be essential aspects of healthy human...

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Published in:	The Journal of sex research Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 346 - 359
Main Authors:	Connor, Jennifer Jo, Hunt, Shanda, Finsaas, Megan, Ciesinski, Amanda, Ahmed, Amira, Robinson, Beatrice "Bean" E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Routledge 23.03.2016 Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality
Subjects:	Adult Attitude to Health - ethnology Attitudes Behavior Circumcision, Female - ethnology Circumcision, Female - psychology Female Females Health behavior Health information Health services HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immigration Immune disorders Interviews Intimacy Islam Islamic culture Marriage Medical personnel Mental health services Minnesota - epidemiology Patient Acceptance of Health Care - ethnology Permission Pleasure Privacy Professional knowledge Refugees Refugees - psychology Religion Safe sexual practices Self destructive behavior Semistructured interviews Sexual behavior Sexual Behavior - ethnology Sexual Behavior - psychology Sexual functioning Sexual health Sexual intercourse Sexual practices Sexuality Sexually transmitted diseases Somali language Somalia - ethnology Statistics STD Tests Women Women's Health - ethnology Young Adult Somalia Minnesota United States > US
ISSN:	0022-4499, 1559-8519
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