Female genital mutilation/cutting: changes and trends in knowledge,attitudes,and practices among health care professionals in The Gambia (2016)
This study is a Descriptive research regarding I,II FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Adriana Kaplan Marcusán, Laura Riba Singla,Mass Laye, Dodou M Secka,Mireia Utzet,Marie-Alix Le Charles
FGM/C Type(s): I,II
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: To explore trends and to measure and assess changes in knowledge,attitudes,and practices regarding FGM/C among health care professionals (HCPs) in The Gambia
Study Population: Health Professionals,Students
Findings: The results of this study showed that 76.4% of the health care professionals HCPs were eager to abandon FGM/C,and 71.6% of them regard it as a harmful practice with negative consequences on life and health. HCPs reported more knowledge and favorable attitudes towards FGM/C abandonment,being better able to identify the practice,more aware of its health complications,and more concerned in their essential role as social agents of change. However,25.4% of HCPs still embraced the continuation of the practice,24.4% expressed intention of subjecting their own daughters to it,and 10.5% declared to have performed it within their professional praxis
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Africa
Country(ies):Gambia