Medicalization of female genital mutilation/cutting (2013)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): G Serour
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To discuss FGM prevalence in Egypt and globally
Study Population: Relied on articles
Findings: The study found that the medicalization of FGM/C,including reinfibulation,although reduced the immediate health hazards of the procedure,underestimates its overall physical and psychological complications. Medicalization of all forms of FGM/C violated human rights,ethical principles of justice,beneficence and non mal-efficiency and the medical code of ethics. It created tacit approval that only propels this harmful cultural behavior,rather than tacit disapproval and encouragement to change the behavior
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Northern Africa
Country(ies):Egypt