Perceptions of Female Genital Cutting Among Nigerian Immigrants in Portland,Oregon (2019)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Ukachukwu,U. E. FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: The purpose of this exploratory case study was to explore the place of culture; religion; social beliefs; and men’s view,attitudes,and knowledge regarding the continuation of FGC within the Nigerian immigrant community in Portland,OR Study Population: 22 adults,18 years old and above,Nigerian immigrant community who have lived in the Portland,OR area for at least 2 year Findings: The participants (parents with daughter[s]) in this study supported the possible eradication of FGC in all manner; using sound education and legislation. Even though FGC is filled with so much pain and in some cases,lifetime scares,people still carry it out because it is a traditional rite which has been passed down from generation to generation. Possible implications for positive social change include education of young parents and everyone else regarding the dangers that are associated with FGC,especially in the rural areas where FGC is believed to still thrive. If men were to speak up and stress their dissatisfaction with FGC and show sympathy to those who may have gone through FGC,they may shield their daughters from the practices. The eradication of FGC would enhance the lives of young women and girls and reduce the morbidity and mortality connected to this practice. Most participants stated that FGC is a serious abuse on the girl-child and has to stop,even though it is a culturally,socially,and traditionally motivated practice,they believed that it has to stop. Those who had a first-hand experience,firmly stated the need to stop the practice. They looked at it and found no benefit whatsoever in carrying out the practice. Those who went through it voluntarily gave their experiences and that informed their decisions not to carry out FGC on their daughters Geographical coverage Region(s):North America Country(ies):United states Source

September 8, 2023

Perceptions of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) among Asylum Seekers in New York City (2021)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Martell,S.,Schoenholz,R.,Chen,V.H. et al FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To understand the sociocultural context in which FGM/C practice exists Study Population: Women recruited through the Bellevue/New York University Program for Survivors of Torture Findings: Of the 43 participants enrolled in the study,88.4% initially indicated there is no benefit of undergoing FGM/C but when prompted,agreed that social acceptance (16.3%),religious approval (11.6%),and better marriage prospects (9.3%) are possible benefits. More sexual pleasure for the women (46.5%),avoiding pain (30.2%),and fewer medical problems (16.3%) were stated as benefits of not undergoing FGM/C. Overall,40 (93%) participants believed the practice should be discontinued. This study highlights that there may be a perception of social benefit of undergoing FGM/C. Although most participants believed the practice should be discontinued,the complex social milieu within which this practice exists must be addressed. This is a preview of subscription content,access via your institution. Geographical coverage Region(s):North America Country(ies):United States Source

Perceptions of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) among the Ethiopian community living in Nairobi (2014)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): GW Jaldesa and MS Abdi FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To gain a better understanding of FGM/C among the Ethiopian community in Nairobi and of their perceptions about the practice to inform the design and implementation of a community-based strategy that would encourage abandonment of FGM/C.  Study Population: Members of Ethiopia community living in Eastleigh area of Nairobi,Kenya. Findings: FGM/C is a practice aimed at not only controlling female sexuality but also places girls and women in a socially accepted gender role by curtailing their sexuality. Other than the medical complications associated with FGM/C,respondents also agreed that FGM/C is a violation of human rights and that the communities needed to be educated for them to consider abandoning the practice; sustained community education is crucial,therefore,to initiate abandonment of FGM/C. Such education should involve different actors and should be introduced in a manner that communities find acceptable. Study noted that there was need for greater efforts on using religious arguments against the practice. The study concluded that there was need to educate religious and traditional leaders,policy makers and the general public on the harmful effects of FGM/C,including it being an abuse of human rights. Geographical coverage Region(s):Eastern Africa Country(ies):Kenya Source

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 Source

Perceptions of the psychological experiences surrounding female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) among the Izzi in Southeast Nigeria (2020)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): O Omigbodun FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: gynaecological,obstretics ans psychological. Objective: to identify the key meanings surrounding FGM/C,with a particular focus on perceptions of psychological experiences among different subgroups of Izzi women. to provide guidance for the development of questions and probes for more in-depth qualitative interviews with key informants Study Population: Findings: Of 103 participants interviewed,37 (35.9%) participants were in the 12–19 age group,44 (42.7%) from the 20–39 age group,and 22 (21.4%) from the 40 and above age group. There were slightly more urban participants than rural ones . Geographical coverage Region(s):Western Africa Country(ies):Nigeria Source

Perinatal complications among ethnic Somalis in Norway (2002)

This study is a Explanatory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Vangen Siri,Camilla Stoltenberg,R. Elise B. Johansen,Johanne Sundby,and Babill Stray‐Pedersen FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: Obstretric. Objective: To examine the risk of perinatal complications among ethnic Somalis and to discuss its relation to circumcision. Study Population: all births to women born in Somalia (1733) and Norway (702 192) from 1986 to 1998 Findings: Perinatal complications were more frequent among women of Somali origin than among ethnic Norwegians. These included induction of labor,fetal distress,secondary arrest,prolonged second stage of labor,operative delivery and perinatal death. Particularly elevated odds ratios were found for fetal distress (odds ratio=2.6,95% confidence interval (CI); 2.2–3.0),emergency cesarean sections (odds ratio=3.0,95% confidence interval 2.6–3.4),Apgar scores below seven (odds ratio = 3.1,95% confidence interval 2.4–4.0) and prelabor fetal deaths (odds ratio=2.5,95% confidence interval 1.7–3.7). Geographical coverage Region(s):Northern Europe Country(ies):Norway Source

Persistence of female genital mutilation/cutting in two Kenyan communities: What can we learn from change that falls short of abandonment? (2022)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Matanda,D.J,Kabiru,C.W,Okondo,C & Shell-Duncan,B. FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: This study asks: in counties where FGM/C persists at high rates,Kisii and Narok,are there changes in the way that FGM/C is performed? and what drives these changes? Study Population: Ten FGDs were held with men and women from Maasai and Abagusii families that have traditionally practised female genital mutilation. FGDs split into 18 to 35yrs and 36+ Findings: Data showed five ways that FGM/C practices have changed: (1) reduction in severity of cutting,(2) medicalised cutting,(3) performing FGM/C at younger ages,(4) cutting in secret,and (5) occasionally,abandonment of FGM/C. Messaging on health risks of FGM/C and fear of criminal punishment have motivated less severe cutting and medicalisation. Legislation has also driven the practice underground. Programmes aimed at ending FGM/C should create a critical dialogue on changes in norms with the intent of reducing stigmatisation of uncut girls and their families,and the ways cutting practices are shifting,thereby building on change that is already underway. Geographical coverage Region(s):Eastern Africa Country(ies):Kenya Source

Persistence of FGM and its impact on women access to education and empowerment. a case study of Mandera,north eastern region. Mandera County,Kenya (2016)

This study is a Not specified regarding Not specified FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Amina Osman FGM/C Type(s): Not specified Health area of focus: . Objective: Study Population: Findings: Geographical coverage Region(s):Eastern Africa Country(ies):Kenya Source

Persistent female genital mutilation despite its illegality: Narratives from women and men in northern Ghan (2019)

This study is a Descriptive research,Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Sakeah,E.,Debpuur,C.,Aborigo,R. A.,Oduro,A. R.,Sakeah,J. K.,& Moyer,C. A. FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: This study therefore aimed at identifying the factors that sustain the practice of FGM despite its illegality,in the Bawku Municipality and the Pusiga District Study Population: individuals and groups that were either associated with FGM or were identified to have information about the practice and invited them to participate in either an FGD or an IDI,and those typically included chiefs,community volunteers or women leaders. Community key informants facilitated the identification of men and women within the reproductive age (15–49 years old) for the initial interviews. Data from these FGDs suggested the next category of respondents to invite to participate in the study Findings: Historical traditions and religious rites preserve FGM and ensure its continuity,and older women and peers are a source of support for the practice through the pressure they exert. The easy movement of women across borders (to where FGM is still practice) helps to perpetuate the practice,as does the belief that FGM will preserve virginity and reduce promiscuity. In addition,male dominance and lack of female autonomy ensures continuation of the practice. Geographical coverage Region(s):Western Africa Country(ies):Ghana Source

Perspectives of Somali Bantu refugee women living with circumcision in the United States: A focus group approach (2009)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Upvall Michele J,Khadra Mohammed,Pamela D. Dodge FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To explore healthcare perspectives of Somali Bantu refugees in relation to their status as women who have been circumcised and recently resettled in the United States Study Population: Women Findings: The study concluded that the implications for development of culturally competent healthcare providers include attention to providing explanations for routine clinic procedures and accepting the Somali women regardless of anatomical difference,not focusing on the circumcision. Healthcare providers must also develop their skills in working with interpreters and facilitate trust to minimize suspicion of the health care system Geographical coverage Region(s): Country(ies):United States Source