Mental health problems associated with female genital mutilation (2015)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding III FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Knipscheer,Jeroen; Vloeberghs,Erick; van der Kwaak,Anke; van den Muijsenbergh,Maria.
FGM/C Type(s): III
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To study the mental health status of 66 genitally mutilated immigrant women originating from Africa
Study Population: Women
Findings: A third of the respondents reported scores above the cut-off for affective or anxiety disorders; scores indicative for post-traumatic stress disorder were presented by 17.5% of women. Type of circumcision (infibulation),recollection of the event (a vivid memory),coping style (avoidance,in particular substance misuse) and employment status (lack of income) were significantly associated with psychopathology. Clinical implications A considerable minority group,characterised by infibulated women who have a vivid memory of the circumcision and cope with their symptoms in an avoidant way,reports to experience severe consequences of genital circumcision.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa,Eastern Africa,Northern Africa
Country(ies):Somalia,Sudan,Eritrea,Sierra Leone