Perceptions of obstetrical interventions and female genital cutting: insights of men in a Somali refugee community (2014)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Johnson-Agbakwu CE,Helm T,Killawi A,Padela AI
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: Obstetric.
Objective: To examines the perspectives of Somali men toward FGC and women’s childbirth experiences in one refugee community in the USA.
Study Population: Men
Findings: Acculturation influenced changes in traditional gender roles fostering new dynamics in shared decision-making within the household and during childbirth. Participants were aware of FGC-related morbidity,ongoing matriarchal support for FGC,and were generally not supportive of FGC. They perceived health-care providers as being unfamiliar with caring for women with FGC fueling profound aversion to cesarean deliveries,miscommunication,and distrust of the health-care system.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):North America
Country(ies):United StateS