Exploring Perceptions of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Abandonment (FGM/C) in Kenyan Health Care Professionals (2021)

This study is a Descriptive research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:

Author(s): Mohamud A,Qureshi Z,de Wildt G,Jones L.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.

Objective: The study aimed to explore Kenyan health care professionals’ (HCPs) perceptions of FGM/C abandonment and,in particular,those focused on those serving Maasai communities who continue to practice FGM/C.
Study Population: Kenyan Health Care Professionals
Findings: Using a grounded theory Straussian approach,18 interviews were conducted with HCPs in Kajiado County,Kenya,to understand perceptions of FGM/C as a cultural practice,identify barriers and facilitators to abandonment,and explore attitudes to medicalization (FGM/C conducted by HCPs) and alternatives of FGM/C. Within a substantive theory,one core category (“FGM/C persists but can be abandoned”) comprised two subcategories: “exploring the influencers of persistence” and the “roadmap to abandonment.” HCPs believed collaborative multilateral efforts were necessary to support successful abandonment and that “enlightening” the community needed to focus on changing the perception of FGM/C as a social norm alongside a health risk educational approach. Future effective intervention is needed to support the abandonment of FGM/C in Kenya

Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Kenya

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