Minority migrant men’s attitudes toward female genital mutilation: Developing strategies to engage men

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic information about the focus group participants.

No. of participants	13
From Somalia or with Somali parent	13
Age of youngest participant (years)	27
Age of oldest participant (years)	63
Age of arrival at youngest age (years)	20
Age of arrival at oldest age (years)	57
Average age of migration (years)	35
No. of participants with children	12
No. of participants with daughters	10
Age of youngest daughter (years)	1
Age of oldest daughter (years)	23
No. of participants with post-compulsory school education	13
No. of participants who had lived in other countries	0

Table 2. Sub-themes, themes, and strategies.

Sub-themes (tensions)	Themes (attitudes)	Strategies
Operation: cutting and age Post-operation: physical, psycho-social, and knowledge	Downplay	Disabling
Responsibility, control, power, choice, women’s issue, and breadwinner	Noninvolvement	Neutral
Formal institutions: law and policy Informal institutions: cultural norms, traditions, rituals, religious beliefs, time, and social control	Adjustment
Change, actors of change, men as change agents, transformation, political interventions, methods, and perspectives in health care	Curiosity	Enabling