Missing from the debate? A qualitative study exploring the role of communities within interventions to address female genital mutilation in Europe (2018)
This study is a Exploratory research regarding All FGM/C with the following characteristics:
Author(s): Connelly,E.,Murray,N.,Baillot,H.,& Howard,N.
FGM/C Type(s): All
Health area of focus: None.
Objective: This study explored the role of potentially affected communities within interventions to address FGM in Europe,examining current practices,promising interventions,and remaining gaps.
Study Population: Academics,policy-makers,police officers,NGO staff and community activists in EEA member countries with recognized FGM responses.
Findings: Participants emphasized the necessity of community participation and policymakers’ lack of consistent engagement. All showed that communities played a crucial role,although most programs focused on awareness-raising rather than community empowerment,behavior modification,or influence on design,delivery,or assessment of treatments. Despite consensus on the need to engage,support,and empower potentially affected communities and examples of meaningful community participation in addressing FGM (eg,REPLACE,REPLACE 2,Ketenaapak,Tackling FGM Initiative),the role of communities remains inconsistent and further engagement efforts are needed.
Geographical coverage
Region(s):Western Europe,Eastern Europe,Southern Europe,Northern Europe,Western Asia
Country(ies):France,Spain,Netherlands,United Kingdom,Belgium,Ireland,Austria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Croatia,Cyprus,Czechia,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Sweden,United Kingdom