A literature review: Female Genital Mutilation and its implication on eliciting comprehensive health histories and performing physical exam assessments (2008)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Phil O. Johns
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: FGM and health assessment.
Objective: To determine the current state of the literature with regard to eliciting a culturally sensitive health history and performing a pelvic exam on a female who has had female genital mutilation
Study Population: Somalian women
Findings: Since the Somalian civil war in the late 80s,many women had been displaced to the US. Culturally rooted,FGM among female Somalians is becoming a phenomenon in Western medicine. Literature guides the inexperienced practitioner in eliciting the FGM experience,but falls short in giving explicit instructions for assessment and performing pelvic exams; however,general practice considerations are given.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):North America
Country(ies):United States