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Given that migration to a Western country can involve cultural change, the aim of the present study is to explore the experiences and perceptions of sub-Saharan women regarding FGM\/C following migration to Spain.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A qualitative exploratory research design utilizing life history methodology was applied. Participants ( n = 24) were recruited until data saturation was reached.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sub-Saharan women describe their experience of FGM\/C. Once in Spain, they begin to demystify the justifications for which FGM\/C is practiced and to break the taboo that surrounds the practice.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Migration leads individuals to reflect on the traditional practices from their countries of origin. The nursing profession must accompany migrant women throughout their process of change and provide objective information from a position of cultural understanding, avoiding attitudes that might create a sense of revictimization while their resultant health consequences are being attended to.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/1043659620962570","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,10]],"date-time":"2020-10-10T06:51:52Z","timestamp":1602312712000},"page":"530-538","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Postmigratory Perceptions of Female Genital Mutilation: Qualitative Life History Research"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"32","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9831-470X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mar\u00eda del Mar","family":"Pastor-Bravo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain"},{"name":"Global Migration and Health Initiative, Toronto, Ontario, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7308-3829","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pilar","family":"Almansa-Mart\u00ednez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ismael","family":"Jim\u00e9nez-Ruiz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Nursing, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,10,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-1043659620962570","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Baillot H., Murray N., Connelly E., Howard N. 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