Exploring the capacity of the Somaliland healthcare system to manage female genital mutilation / cutting-related complications and prevent the medicalization of the practice: a crosssectional study (2020)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): M Yussuf,D Matanda ,R Powell
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: to explore factors impacting the capacity of the Somaliland healthcare system to prevent the medicalization,and manage the complications of,FGM/C.
Study Population: healthcare professionals:medical doctors,clinical managers,nurses,midwives and system administrators.
Findings: Healthcare workers reported understanding the adverse impact of FGM/C on the health of girls and women. However,they faced multiple contextual challenges in their preventative and management roles at the individual level,e.g.,they lacked specific formal training on the prevention and management of FGM/C complications and its medicalization; institutional level,e.g.,many facilities lacked funding and equipment for effective FGM/C management; and policy level,e.g.,no national policies exist on the management of FGM/C complications and against its medicalization.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Eastern Africa
Country(ies):Somalia