Female genital mutilation (2003)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Bransfield Elizabeth FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To provide a comprehensive overview of its medical and health implications,its definitions,and the debate ranging around the practice in anthropological,developmental,theoretical and feminist perspectives. Secondly,the propagation of the practice within immigrant communities Study Population: Relied on legal cases Findings: The study showed that FGM/C is no longer confined to the 23 African countries where it has been prevalent for centuries but commonly practiced among certain African migrants in Western settings where legislation prohibits it. Arguments abound as to its precise roots: male domination in a patriarchal society played an important part,yet so does the propagation of the practice by women themselves,and the fact that the practice has been transplanted abroad with a modicum of success. Claims of the practice’s importance as a cultural signifier neglect to consider the core significance of FGM – mutilation. The second case study shows,many second generation immigrant children no longer undergo the ordeal of mutilation,as the pressure of the old society ease in their new environments. Nor do African countries sit still: if once there were accusations of Western ideology and colonialist forces behind the opposition to FGM (causing much resentment) now it is Africans themselves,from grassroots level and up to government itself,which are fighting to eradicate the process – by means of education,as well as law Geographical coverage Region(s):Not specified Country(ies):Not specified Source

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Female Genital Mutilation (2008)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Teresa Ball FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To examines female genital mutilation and describes how a midwifery-led clinic was developed to meet the needs of women affected by this practice Study Population: Women Findings: Continued clinical involvement with women and their families has been invaluable in understanding more about the issue and assisting them to consider change. Specialist services for affected women appear to be scarce and limited to certain areas of the country. Staff from other hospitals frequently contacts the trust to request information and guidance about appropriate care. It is encouraging that service providers outside the larger cities are considering the needs of their local communities. Aside from the specific health and social needs that must be considered,all members of the community should examine their knowledge of and attitudes towards FGM and learn more about it to move towards its eradication in the UK. This includes campaigning in schools,mosques and the media to denounce he practice,as well as stricter implementation of the law as a means of conveying the message that the practice is unacceptable Geographical coverage Region(s):Northern Europe Country(ies):United Kingdom Source

Female genital mutilation (2010)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Maria Kontoyannis ,Christos Katsetos FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To outline the significance of the health professionals’ role while dealing with excised women Study Population: Relied on articles Findings: The study found that women who had undergone FGM/C required care so that there was an improved childbirth outcome. This special type of care had to be offered through a nonjudgmental approach with an emphasis on psychological support. Attitude of health professionals was a matter of great importance and more in detail needs to be thoughtful,noncritical and intensely knowledgeable of the profound consequences FGM/C Geographical coverage Region(s):Southern Europe Country(ies):Greece Source

Female genital mutilation — a blind spot in Dutch general practice? A case–control study (2021)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Kawous R,Kerimova N,van den Muijsenbergh ME. FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: Frequency of GPs registering FGM/C and related health problems.. Objective: To investigate how often Dutch GPs register FGM/C and related health problems. Study Population: Women patient records Findings: Although many migrants were registered with the participating GPs,information on country of origin was seldom recorded. Only 68 out of 16 700 patients were identified as women from countries where FGM/C is practised; 12 out of these 68 records contained information about the FGM/C status,but none on the type of FGM/C. There were no significant differences in health problems related to FGM/C between patients with FGM/C and the controls.Conclusion FGM/C may be a blind spot for GPs and registration of information on migration background could be improved. A larger sample in a future study is needed to confirm this finding. Given the growing global migration,awareness and knowledge on FGM/C,and other migration-related health issues should be part of GP training.The majority of previous research has focused on FGM/C in maternity settings. There is a need for more research on FGM/C in primary care such as general practice.1 This is the first study to investigate the provision of health care to women with FGM/C in Dutch general practice. Geographical coverage Region(s):Western Europe Country(ies):Netherlands Source

Female genital mutilation – an exported medical hazard (2009)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding I,II,III FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Elgaali,Mahoud,Helena Strevens,Per-Anders Mårdh FGM/C Type(s): I,II,III Health area of focus: None. Objective: To investigate types of FGM/C found in a group of immigrants from northern Africa with a current domicile in Scandinavia,2. To characterize these women with regard to education,socio-economic status and experienced complications and sequelae 3.To report attitudes to FGM/C among the women and their husbands Study Population: Women,Men Findings: The study found that of the 140 women,who had been circumcised in their home country before they migrated,78 (35%) had been clitoridectomized,38 (17%) had been subjected to genital excision and 24 (11%) to infibulation. The corresponding percentages in the remaining women,who had had FGM/C when returning home for a visit,were 0%,14% and 22%,respectively. Of the daughters,15 (19%) had been circumcised whilst living in Scandinavia; all had been clitoridectomized. Twenty-eight (13%) women reported having experienced late complications or post-FC sequelae. A positive attitude to stopping the tradition of FC was reported twice as often by the husbands (69%) as by the circumcised women (35%). Religion (95% of the responders were Muslims and 5% Christians),cultural tradition,and increased chance of marriage or of continued health were the reasons put forward in favor of the continuation of FC by 58%,27%,10% and 4 %,respectively Geographical coverage Region(s):Not specified Country(ies):Not specified Source

Female Genital Mutilation – Recent Literature Review (2018)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Hrvatin,I.,& Šćepanović,D. FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: The objective of this paper was to review the current literature on female genital mutilation consequences,to describe and critically assess the theoretical and methodological approaches to treatment options and to describe and assess different methods that aim to stop or reduce the continuation of FGM. Study Population: Relied on articles Findings: As numerous legal and community-based measures are offered,the prevalence is decreasing on a global scale. There are numerous recognized repercussions that can be divided into two categories: immediate and long-term. In the literature,treatment choices are not extensively documented,and published research are of poor quality. Despite this,there are numerous treatment methods and guidelines for FGM-affected women. To successfully treat women with FGM,health care professionals should be knowledgeable and sympathetic. They should also educate women of potential repercussions and legal considerations. Society should be informed about this procedure and should encourage open communication within the society,especially between men and women. Geographical coverage Region(s):Not specified Country(ies):Not specified Source

Female Genital Mutilation – Truths and Lies (2014)

This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Athanasia Zagorianou FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: Examines and analyzes the controversial issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). With goal to find the truths and the lies around the issue,this article provides a description and an analysis of important factual information regarding the practices of FGM and its (FGM’s) relation to the cultural and religious norms of a society Study Population: not stated Findings: Based on the factual data and the discussion on FGM’s origins,it becomes obvious that FGM does not have any actual religious basis. Although it is referred to as a society’s cultural or religious custom through the study of the relevant academic literature,I reached the conclusion that FGM derives mostly from outdated beliefs of individuals. These beliefs have been passed and preserved over the years in many civilizations and as a result have become an integral part of people’s lives and cultural traditions. In many cases,the refusal of a woman to be subjected to FGM is the reason why she can be refused the chance to be educated,get married and finds a job as FGM practices have been associated with a woman’s purity,cleanliness,maturity and absolute obedience to her husband. Even though international human rights laws as well as some domestic treaties have promoted and prohibited these practices against women,it is a fact that FGM is still apparent in many countries of the contemporary world. Geographical coverage Region(s):Not specified Country(ies):Not specified Source

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and its future Among Somali Women in Finland (2011)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Eeva Mutsuuke FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: None. Objective: To find out how important the female genital mutilation is in Somali women’s identity in today’s Finland,change in the attitude and how FGM’s future in the Finland was evolving Study Population: Somali women living in Finland Findings: Study results showed that the continuation of FGM tradition in new generations was not seen necessary and as such the practice should be abolished from the tradition. FGM had left marks on those of the interviewees who had had it done,but the significance of FGM in their female identity was insignificant. Best way to eradicate the practice,according to the interviewees,was the use of massive community based education and awareness raising programs that accessed everyone Geographical coverage Region(s):Northern Europe Country(ies):Finland Source

Female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual functioning of married women in Oworonshoki Community,Lagos State,Nigeria (2015)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Oyefara J FGM/C Type(s): All Health area of focus: Sexual. Objective: To examine the nexus between Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and three thematic/fundamental areas of women sexual functioning in the study location. These thematic areas are women’s sexual desire/initiation,sexual activity and sexual satisfaction/enjoyment Study Population: Women Findings: Findings of the study revealed that FGM/C hampered effective and efficient sexual functioning of the women in the study location as circumcised women reported defective sexuality and sexual dysfunctional Geographical coverage Region(s):Western Africa Country(ies):Nigeria Source

Female genital mutilation (FGM) and theory of promiscuity: myths,realities and prospects for change in Oworonshoki Community,Lagos State,Nigeria (2014)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding I,II,III FGM/C with the following characteristics: Author(s): Lekan John Oyefara FGM/C Type(s): I,II,III Health area of focus: None. Objective: To examine intricacies that surround FGM/C in Oworonshoki Community Study Population: Women Findings: The study found that the knowledge of FGM/C was widespread in the study location and high proportion of the respondents claimed that they were circumcised Geographical coverage Region(s):Western Africa Country(ies):Nigeria Source