Beyond illegality: Primary healthcare providers’ perspectives on elimination of female genital mutilation/cutting (2021)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Olayide Ogunsiji RN FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To report primary healthcare providers’ perspectives on elimination of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). Study Population: Australian primary healthcare provider Findings: Understanding Australian laws against FGM/C” identified participants’ knowledge that FGM/C is illegal in Australia and that mandatory reporting applies if a child is or at risk of being taken oversees for the procedure. Through “Perspectives on culturally sensitive education,” the participants argued that education is the key to questioning the practice of FGM/C. “Exploring public awareness-raising activities in Australia” described the need for collective action germane to FGM/C eradication. Conclusions This study emphasised that laws and legislation prohibiting FGM/C need to be complemented with culturally sensitive education and public awareness-raising activities,to produce optimal outcome for the elimination of FGM/C in Australia. Relevance to clinical practice Voices of these healthcare providers are crucial for FGM/C to be eradicated. Listening and acting on these voices are important in achieving the global sustainable development goal of eradicating FGM/C. Geographical coverage Region(s):Australia and New Zealand Country(ies):Australia Source

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Bibliometric analysis of literature on female genital mutilation:(1930–2015). (2016)

This study is a Systematic Review regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Sweileh,W. M. FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To better understand publishing on FGM?C Study Population: Relied on articles Findings: FGM/C research can be helpful to international health agencies and governments not only to document negative outcomes,but also to identify best practices,and to note gaps in implementation and practice. Geographical coverage Region(s):Not specified Country(ies):Not specified Source

Blurred transitions of female genital cutting in a Norwegian Somali community (2019)

This study is a Comparative research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Johansen,R. E. B. FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: The aim of the study was to gather knowledge that could improve interventions among migrant populations Study Population: 72 male and female research participants between 16 and 57 years of age through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions Findings: The study findings indicate that the experience of FGC as a practice in transition implies that people have to maneuver between different and partly contradictory social norms Geographical coverage Region(s):Northern Europe Country(ies):Norway Source

Borders of the Present: Maasai Tradition,Modernity,and Female Identity (2013)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Tammary Esho,Paul Enzlin and Steven Van Wolputte FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To elucidate the importance of bodily practices such as FGC in mediating the daily life worlds of Maasai women Study Population: women and men between 15 and 80 years of age Findings: Maasai believed that emurata (circumcision) had always been with them: it was generally regarded as an important stage in the lifecycle; a rite of passage in transforming an individual from child to adult,in transforming girls into responsible,sociable,adults in the community. The female circumcision ritual was not the responsibility of the girl’s mother alone,but of all the other adult (responsible) women in the community,and usually took place after the onset of puberty. It was the outcome of a longer process that started when the women noticed that the girl’s body was developing (for instance,growing breasts,her first menstruation,growing a fuller figure). Circumcision appeared as a borderland,where boundaries of identity and belonging (such as the distinction between immature girl and adult woman,between man and woman,or between non-Maasai and Maasai) were made and unmade by both initiate and society at large. In this,the ritual not only appeared as a border zone; the body itself could be conceived as a borderland that demanded continuous negotiation and (re-)drawing of boundaries. For the women involved in the study,female circumcision was a crucial step in reaching adulthood,but also in morphing social identity,social competence,and female sexuality. For them,female circumcision was not viewed as a practice that demonstrated male domination; rather,it was a moment of transition crucial to themselves. Even though men were involved in dominant social discourse,among the Maasai it is women who were most intimately involved in organizing the events surrounding female circumcision. Therefore,the study concluded that the meaning and importance of FGC could not be understood if this role of women as active agents was not taken into account. Geographical coverage Region(s):Eastern Africa Country(ies):Kenya Source

Breaking the FGM Cycle in Nigeria (2015)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Aparna Jain FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: Using the 2013 Nigeria DHS couple data,multilevel mixed logistic models was employed to assess couple attitudinal agreement/discordance for/against FGM on the probability that at least one daughter was circumcised. Study Population: Couples Findings: Results showed that mothers who believed FGM should end,even if their husbands believed it should continue,were 77% less likely to circumcise their daughters (95% CI: 0.16- 0.33). This relationship held among FGM (OR: 0.76; 95% CI: 0.15-0.37) and non-FGM mothers (OR: 0.29; 95% CI: 0.08-0.29). When stratifying by region,this association was lost in NW,NC,and SE,where there was no association in circumcised daughters and couple FGM attitudes. Results suggest that while FGM is a normative practice in some regions,changing FGM attitudes of mothers are critical in breaking the cycle of FGM in subsequent generations. Geographical coverage Region(s):Western Africa Country(ies):Nigeria Source

Building Community-Based Participatory Research Partnerships with a Somali Refugee Community (2009)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Johnson Crista,Sagal A. Ali,Michèle P-L. Shipp FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To examine Somali immigrant women’s experiences with the U.S. healthcare system,exploring how attitudes,perceptions,and cultural values,such as FGM/C,influence their use of reproductive health care Study Population: Women Findings: The study concluded that community-based participatory research using mixed-methods was critical in facilitating trust-building and engaging community members as active participants in every phase of the research process,enabling the rigorous and ethical conduct of research with refugee communities Geographical coverage Region(s): Country(ies):United States Source

Burying the Blades,Can the Goal programme Help Discontinue Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting in North-Eastern Kenya? (2018)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Smulders,A. FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: This study aimed to investigate to which extent the Goal programme of Women Win can help to discontinue FGM/C in North-Eastern Kenya. Study Population: Girls aged 12-18 years who participated in the programme,studies,and reports published between 2005 and 2018. Findings: Regardless of the comments made,the findings provided significant insights into what might be done to end FGM/C and the extent to which the Goal initiative may assist in North-Eastern Kenya. In addition,since the majority of studies examining the abandonment of FGM/C employ qualitative methods,the quantitative nature of this study makes it an important contribution. It is required to conduct additional quantitative evaluations of anti-FGM/C interventions,preferably using an experimental design,in order to increase understanding of the best practices. In addition,further research is required to learn more about FGM/C in various circumstances. Currently,numerous research concentrate on the context of Sub-Saharan Africa. However,FGM/C is also prevalent on other continents,which may necessitate alternative strategies due to potential changes in societal dynamics and motivations for the practice. Finally,there is a need for practical program design standards for NGOs that share best practices. These are now unavailable,which complicates efforts to eradicate FGM/C. Geographical coverage Region(s):Eastern Africa Country(ies):Kenya Source

Cancer of the vulva in Burkina Faso: a hospital-based case series (2016)

This study is a Explanatory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Zongo Nayi,Nina Korsaga-Somé,Amandine Banata Gang-Ny,Edgar Ouangré,Maurice Zida,Aimé Sosthène Ouédraogo,Aboubacar Hirrhum Bambara,Augustin Tozoula Bambara,Si Simon Traore, Pascal Niamba,Adama Traoré,and Ahmadou Dem FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: Gynaecological,Cancer of the vulva. Objective: Vulvar cancer is a rare gynaecological cancer. In Burkina Faso,the diagnosis of vulvar cancers is delayed and the prognosis is poor. However,no specific study on vulvar cancers had been conducted at the time of this study . This work aimed to study the characteristics of these cancers. Study Population: Women Findings: Scars resulting from female circumcision,menopause (n = 20) and HIV infection were noticed in 19 cases and 6 cases respectively. The cancer of the vulva is rare. Women are of menopausal age,are mostly circumcised and HIV-infection is common. Geographical coverage Region(s):Western Africa Country(ies):Burkina Faso Source

Care of women with female genital mutilation/cutting (2011)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Abdulcadir Jasmine,Christiane Margairaz,Michel Boulvain,and Olivier Irion FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: Gynaecological and Obstretic. Objective: To present FGM/C as a complex socio-healthcare and multidisciplinary issue,outlining the definition,classification,epidemiology and anthropologico-legal aspects of FGM/C Study Population: NA Findings: Any form of female genital mutilation/cutting is a human rights violation that should be abandoned. Every woman has the right to psychophysical and sexual health,and every circumcised woman should also have the right to be examined and treated by a physician or a gynecologist correctly trained in this subject. These patients often have specific medical,gynecological,obstetric,and psychophysical problems,associated with their personal experience of circumcision,migration and life. However,as in other European countries,in the five Swiss medical schools FGM/C are not included in the pre-graduate curriculum. Considering the possible consequences for overall psychophysical health,a multidisciplinary approach is recommended in collaboration with pediatricians,who can play a central role in prevention. It is necessary to continue studying,educating,increasing awareness and teaching medical professionals to guarantee optimum prevention and care for women with FGM/C Geographical coverage Region(s):Not specified Country(ies):Not specified Source

Caring for women who have undergone genital mutilation (2004)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Daley Anna FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To document why FGM/C is practised Study Population: Relied on articles Findings: Despite considerable efforts worldwide to eradicate FGM/C,it continued to be practised with a complex range of motives that were not easily understood by people from a British culture. A significant number of women affected by FGM/C now live and access health care services in the UK. They require knowledgeable and sensitive care that accommodates any special needs they may have Geographical coverage Region(s):Not specified Country(ies):Not specified Source