Enfermería y cultura : las fronteras del androcentrismo en la ablación/mutilación genital femenina (2015)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Jiménez Ruiz,I.,
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To analyse male perspectives on FGM/C in order to understand their points of view and to start to develop nursing interventions which could lead to its eradication
Study Population: Men
Findings: The participants reported the reasons why they and their communities give their consent to FGM/C. These arguments are called factors and make up a system of traditional healthcare. Among these factors,there was highlight on the sexual and religious/spiritual ones,although FGM/C was also defended by hygienic or esthetic-type arguments,related to health,sociocultural and economic factors. In addition,a prototype for changing FGM/C had created suggesting a series of steps for its abolition,as well as a comparative table as a demystification tool. Finally,a conceptual model had presented for studying the factors that perpetuate FGM,by adapting Leininger’s Sunrise Model. In this model,the concepts of person,setting and nursing actions outlined,in order to modify the understanding of this practice as a cultural aspect of healthcare
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Southern Europe
Country(ies):Spain