Experiences of Girls Who Underwent Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Obiora, Oluchukwu Loveth; Maree, Johanna E.; Nkosi-Mafutha, Nokuthula Gloria

doi:10.1080/19317611.2021.1908478

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“…As such, the reasons participants claim for taking part in the ritual are highly diverse, nuanced, and complex, which creates a spectrum of adult women's views on the practice. This means that girls' experiences with FGC and women's memories of the ritual are significantly varied, and their opinions on the continuance, abandonment, or shifting the appropriate context and type of the practice may change throughout life, especially with international immigration or into other communities that do not value FGC (Adinew & Mekete, 2017;Akinsulure-Smith & Chu, 2017;Akinsulure-Smith et al, 2018;Ali et al, 2020;Chu & Akinsulure-Smith, 2016;Bedri et al, 2019;Fedorak, 2014;Johansen, 2017;Johnson et al, 2018;Koukoui et al, 2017;Martell et al, 2020;Obiora et al, 2020;Obiora et al, 2021;Paakkanen, 2019;Shell-Duncan et al, 2021;Titilayo et al, 2018). The ritual is often universalized within literature, while in reality "female genital cutting" is an all-encompassing term that represents a vast array of practices.…”

Section: Contextualizing Female Genital Cuttingmentioning

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“…Undergoing FGC has been widely reported to be traumatic due to the circumstances surrounding it, the age of the girls who go through the experience, and the issues surrounding lacking informed consent to the procedure (Adinew & Mekete, 2017;Akinsulure-Smith et al, 2018;Chu & Akinsulure-Smith, 2016;Einstein, 2008;Klein et al, 2018;Obiora et al, 2020;Obiora et al, 2021;Payne et al, 2019). Women who have undergone FGC may experience longterm physical and mental health consequences.…”

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Do No Harm? Discrepancies across Canadian Healthcare Policy and Obstetrics and Gynaecology Training for Treating Women affected by Female Genital Cutting

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Female genital cutting (FGC) is a flashpoint feminist issue. It is a deeply stigmatized and controversial cultural practice that affects millions of women and girls internationally and is criminalized in Canada. My research set out to answer the questions: To what extent is obstetrics and gynaecology training in Canada structured to provide adequate, effective, and culturally sensitive care for women who have undergone FGC? Does this training reflect the broader framing of FGC as a "barbaric" practice? Through my research into medical education, I find that Canadian healthcare reflects norms and values of nationalism when considering whose bodies represent these standards. With the methodology of transnational feminism, these covert issues of structural violence that mark certain bodies as Other become more clearly recognizable. I challenge predominant knowledge, attitudes, and skills of healthcare practitioners to ultimately recommend four steps toward creating a new benchmark for culturally sensitive training and care. iii Acknowledgements I would like to acknowledge that this work is supported in part by the Canada Graduate Scholarships -Master's (CGS M) from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council

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Do No Harm? Discrepancies across Canadian Healthcare Policy and Obstetrics and Gynaecology Training for Treating Women affected by Female Genital Cutting

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Effect of Female Genital Mutilation on Sexual Function in Ibadan, Nigeria

Ifechukwu Okpara,

Tekbaş

2024

International Journal of Sexual Health

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Contextual determinants of generational continuation of female genital mutilation among women of reproductive age in nigeria: analysis of the 2018 demographic and health survey

Oni,

Okunlola

2024

Reprod Health

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Background Female genital mutilation (FGM) has negative health implications and has long been recognised as violating sexual rights. Despite the huge efforts expended on eradicating FGM, generational continuation of the practice, i.e. the act of mutilated women also mutilating their daughters, persists in Nigeria. This study investigated the individual, household, and community factors associated with generational continuation of FGM among women in Nigeria. Methods The study analysed data from the 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). A weighted sample of 3835 women with FGM history and who had given birth to female children was analysed. Models were estimated using mixed-effects multilevel logistic regression with Stata 16.0. Results The results showed that 40.0% of women continued FGM for their daughters. Regional prevalence of FGM continuation ranged from 14.9% in the South-South (the lowest) to 64.3% in the North-West (the highest). Women aged 15–24 years (uaOR = 0.40; 95% CI:0.28–0.57) and rich (uaOR = 0.44; 95% CI:0.35–0.56) had the least likelihood of generational continuation of FGM. In communities with low proportions of women unexposed to the media, the likelihood of FGM continuation was significantly higher (uaOR = 1.85; 95% CI:1.35–2.53). Generational continuation of FGM was significantly lower in communities with moderate proportions of uneducated mothers (aOR = 0.6; 95% CI:0.42–0.86). Conclusion FGM continuation was high in Nigeria, and it was most common among older and poor mothers and in communities with large proportions of uneducated women and those unexposed to the media. Existing National Policy and Plan on FGM elimination should be strengthened to target these characteristics.

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Experiences of Girls Who Underwent Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

Cited by 3 publications

References 20 publications

Do No Harm? Discrepancies across Canadian Healthcare Policy and Obstetrics and Gynaecology Training for Treating Women affected by Female Genital Cutting

Do No Harm? Discrepancies across Canadian Healthcare Policy and Obstetrics and Gynaecology Training for Treating Women affected by Female Genital Cutting

Effect of Female Genital Mutilation on Sexual Function in Ibadan, Nigeria

Contextual determinants of generational continuation of female genital mutilation among women of reproductive age in nigeria: analysis of the 2018 demographic and health survey

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