No to circumcision: the road to effective social marketing campaigns in Egypt (2019)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): S Hussein,S Ghattass FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: to examine the design and implimentation processes of FGM/C abandonment SMCs and interventions;and identify barriers and facilitators to their development and implementation.assas married women information to FGM/C abandonment and identify social-demographic and behavioural factors associated with exposure to different sources of information.. explore the use of social media and the internet for online discussion on FGM/C Study Population: women,youth(male and femlae),NGO workers Findings: interventions with the most NGO workers revealed strong collaborative networks between NGOs,National population council,grassroots facilitators and community leaders.NGO staff were well informed about factors that drive and sustain FGM/C. Geographical coverage Region(s):Northern Africa Country(ies):Egypt Source

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Numbers of Women Circumcised in Africa: The Production of a Total (2008)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Stanley Yoder,Shane Khan FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To provide a number for women 15 years old and older who have undergone FGM/C in African countries by using the prevalence of women 45-49 to estimate the prevalence of women 50+. The approach assumes that women above 49 are similar to women 45-49 years old Study Population: Women Findings: The study found that the total number of women circumcised in Africa applies to women 15 years old and older and comes to 79,105,692,just short of 80 million Geographical coverage Region(s):Western Africa,Eastern Africa,Middle Africa,Northern Africa Country(ies):Egypt,Eritrea,Sudan,Ethiopia,Guinea,Mali,Burkina Faso,Senegal,Côte d’Ivoire,Chad,Central African Republic,Nigeria,Benin,Ghana,Niger,Cameroon,Kenya,Tanzania,Uganda Source

Nurses Knowledge and Perceptions of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) (2019)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Kivisaari,R.,Kivisaari,F.,& Finkbeiner,F. FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore nurses’ knowledge on FGM. The purpose was to provide information on different types-,risks-,effects- and cultural background of FGM. This was intended to provide information,which could be used in educating future nurses and others working with females who have faced- or are at risk of FGM Study Population: Relied on articles Findings: Two main categories were generated from the data found: Information gap/lack of knowledge and post-care. Literature review found out that there is significant gap in nurses knowledge to FGM. Future research suggested on need for further education in university programmes and mapping out nurses current knowledge. Geographical coverage Region(s):Northern Europe Country(ies):Finland Source

Nursing Care for Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation (2018)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Crawford,D. L. FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: This review sought to find the most effective nursing interventions to promote quality of care for these women Study Population: Relied on articles Findings: Education of nurses,nursing management of both short-term and long-term consequences,and advocacy were frequently identified as useful interventions. In addition,the coordination of care for the women,surgical procedures,and education for the women were also helpful. The expansion of nurses’ understanding of FGM will help nursing education. Implementing treatments based on evidence-based research into patient care could boost nurses’ confidence in providing care and improve patient outcomes. Existing research on long-term consequences and the efficacy of diverse therapies is insufficient to provide a comprehensive grasp of such topic. Geographical coverage Region(s):Not specified Country(ies):Not specified Source

Nursing care of women who have undergone genital cutting (2015)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Tilley Donna Scott FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To look at suggestions for culturally competent care of women who have experienced FGC by focusing on understanding the cultural beliefs and values of women who have undergone these procedures and providing informed and sensitive care Study Population: Relied on articles Findings: The study offered suggestions for culturally competent care of women who have experienced FGM/C while focusing on understanding the cultural beliefs and values of women who have undergone these procedures and providing informed and sensitive care Geographical coverage Region(s):Not specified Country(ies):Not specified Source

Nursing students’ knowledge of and attitudes towards female genital mutilation a quantitative study in Ghana (2011)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Avén Johanna,Jacobson Christel-Anne FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To explore Ghana’s nursing students’ knowledge of and attitudes towards female genital mutilation Study Population: Nursing students Findings: Nursing students at Atibie Midwifery and Nursing Training School in Ghana had a fairly high knowledge of FGM/C and FGM/C-related complications. Further,the students seemed to have very mixed attitudes towards FGM/C,the majority being a negative attitude towards the practice. Although,a small part of the study population had a more traditional point of view Geographical coverage Region(s):Western Africa Country(ies):Ghana Source

Nursing students’ views on female genital mutilation in Tanzania. (2017)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Kroon,S.,& Binsalamah,S. FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To describe Tanzanian nursing students’ views on FGM. Study Population: Second and third year Nursing students in NW Tanzania Findings: The findings clearly demonstrate that the students’ negative attitudes toward the practice arebased on their knowledge of itsharmful implications on health. Geographical coverage Region(s):Eastern Africa Country(ies):Tanzania Source

Obstetric and marital consequences of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Metropolitan Lagos,Nigeria (2015)

This study is a Correlation research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): John Lekan Oyefara FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: Obstretic,sexual. Objective: To examine the relationships between FGM practice and obstetric complications/marital harmony among ever-married women in Lagos metropolis,Nigeria Study Population: ever-married women in Lagos metropolis,Nigeria Findings: Findings of the study revealed that women who have undergone FGM were more likely than uncircumcised women to experience obstetric complications such as obstetric hemorrhage,obstetric tears/lacerations,cesarean section and prolonged labour. Comparative analysis revealed that obstetric hemorrhage was highly common across the three forms of the FGM. However,women with infibulation seem to be more likely than women with clitoridectomy or excision to experience obstetric tears,while prolonged labour was more common among women with excision. On the marital effects of FGM,women who had undergone FGM were more likely than uncircumcised women to experience marital disharmony due to sexual problems. On the basis of these findings it was recommended that campaigns against FGM be intensified and various stakeholders sensitized about its obstetric and marital consequences. Geographical coverage Region(s):Western Africa Country(ies):Nigeria Source

Obstetric and neonatal outcomes for women with reversed and non-reversed type III female genital mutilation (2011)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding III FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Raouf Sanaria,Teresa Ball,Alison Hughes,Roger Holder,and Spyros Papaioannou FGM/C Type(s): III Health area of focus: Obstretic. Objective: To record and compare obstetric and neonatal complication rates in women with reversed and non-reversed type III female genital mutilation (FGM). Study Population: Women giving birth (primiparous and multiparous) Findings: Of the 250 women,230 (92%) had an FGM reversal. Of these,50 (21.7%) were primiparous (cesarean delivery rate 17/50; 34%) and 180 (78.3%) were multiparous (cesarean delivery rate 28/180; 15.6%). Of the 20 women who had not had an FGM reversal,7 (35%) were primiparous (cesarean delivery rate 5/7; 71.4%) and 13 (65%) were multiparous (cesarean delivery rate 7/13; 53.8%). The cesarean delivery rates for primiparae and multiparae were 32.9% and 25%,respectively. Multiparous women with FGM III reversal had a lower possibility of cesarean delivery compared with the hospital multiparous population (P=0.003) and multiparae who had not undergone FGM III reversal (P=0.007). There was no significant association between Apgar scores or blood loss at vaginal delivery and FGM reversal. Reversal of FGM III significantly reduced the increased risk of cesarean delivery seen with multiparae who have FGM III. Geographical coverage Region(s):Not specified Country(ies):Not specified Source

Obstetric and neonatal outcomes of women with FGM I and II in San Camillo Hospital,Burkina Faso (2013)

This study is a Explanatory research regarding I,II FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Antonio Frega,Giuliana Puzio,Paolo Maniglio,and Paola Bilanchi FGM/C Type(s): I,II Health area of focus: Obstretic,Neonatal Outcomes. Objective: To contribute to the spread of knowledge about obstetric and neonatal outcomes in women with FGM I and II and Report how the FGM phenomenon is clinically managed nowadays Study Population: Intrapartum Women Findings: Controls were younger than women who underwent FGM. Intravenous oxytocin injection was higher in cases. The expulsion phase was longer in women with FGM than in the controls. FGM is related to a higher risk of episiotomy. Apgar score 9/10 was more frequently assigned to babies from mothers without FGM. There were more resuscitated babies and more stillbirth in the group of cases. Ten percent of all women underwent cesarean section. FGM is related to a higher incidence of cesarean section Geographical coverage Region(s):Western Africa Country(ies):Burkina Faso Source