Midwifery training needs identified when caring for women with female genital mutilation

Leye, Els

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“…In Belgium the objective was to explore both health and social-care providers. Although KAP studies among health professionals in Flanders had previously been undertaken [ 12 , 13 ], no previous research has specifically addressed the knowledge attitudes and practices of health professionals in Francophone Belgium and the bi-lingual Brussels region.…”

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Knowledge of female genital cutting among health and social care professionals in Francophone Belgium: A cross-sectional survey

O’Neill,

Richard,

Alexander

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The provision of optimal, equitable and gender-sensitive health-care to women and girls with FGM/C is challenging. Research indicates that health-professionals in receiving countries lack knowledge, confidence and competence in managing FGM/C. In order to develop policies that are suitable to the wide heterogeneity of women from FGM/C practising groups, it is paramount to identify what appropriate care might consist of and what are the knowledge gaps of health and social-care providers. The study-objective was to gain an understanding of the knowledge and practices of professionals working in the area of health in Francophone Belgium where no previous KAP has been done. An anonymous questionnaire with 24 questions was developed targeting healthcare and social-care professionals. The questionnaire was distributed between 6 May and 30 August 2021 via professional organisations for midwifery, social work, GPs, infectious disease specialists, paediatricians and gynaecologists. The results are presented as frequencies, differences in proportions between groups were tested with Pearson’s Chi-square, when applicable. Correlations were tested by the Pearson correlation coefficient. The threshold of statistical significance is 5%. Four-hundred-and-sixty individuals filled in the questionnaire of which 42% were medical-doctors, 6% nurses, 27% midwives and 25% non-medical professionals (social-workers and psychologists). 55% of non-medical professionals had provided support for women with FGM/C. Almost 40% of health-professionals knew that there were 4 types of FGM and were able to correctly describe them, 15% were unable to correctly describe any of the 4 types. Those who had already provided care for women with FGM/C were more numerous to know that there were 4 types (52%). Two health-professionals had received requests to perform FGM/C. Twenty-seven midwives and medical-doctors had received requests for re-infibulation. Growing numbers of health and social-care professionals are providing care for women with FGM/C. However, knowledge of FGM/C is suboptimal. Continuous professional training is crucial.

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Knowledge of female genital cutting among health and social care professionals in Francophone Belgium: A cross-sectional survey

O’Neill,

Richard,

Alexander

et al. 2024

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“…Type 2 is the partial or total removal of the clitoral glans and the labia minora, with or without removal of the labia majora. Type 3, also known as infibulation, is the narrowing of the vaginal opening through 1 Some people strongly object to the term 'mutilation' for the modification of genitals for non-medical, cultural reasons. There are also activists who have undergone female genital cutting or worked with women who have who strongly believe in the importance of raising awareness about the harmfulness of the practice by calling the practice a 'mutilation'.…”

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“…In Belgium the objective was to explore both health and social-care providers. Although KAP studies among health professionals in Flanders had previously been undertaken, 1,2 no previous research has specifically addressed the knowledge attitudes and practices of health professionals in Francophone Belgium and the bi-lingual Brussels region.…”

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Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting among health and social care professionals in Francophone Belgium: A cross-sectional survey

O‘Neill

Richard

Alexander

et al. 2023

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Background The provision of optimal, equitable and gender-sensitive health care to women and girls with FGM/C is challenging. Research indicates that health professionals in receiving countries lack knowledge, confidence and competence in managing FGM/C. In order to develop policies that are suitable to the wide heterogeneity of women from FGM/C practising groups, it is paramount to identify what appropriate care might consist of and what are the knowledge gaps of health and social-care providers. No previous research has specifically addressed the knowledge and practices of health professionals in Francophone Belgium and the bi-lingual Brussels region. Methods An anonymous questionnaire with 24 questions was developed targeting healthcare and social-care professionals. The questionnaire was distributed between 6 May and 30 August 2021via professional organisations for midwifery, social work, GPs, infectious disease specialists, internal medicine, paediatricians and gynaecologists. The results are presented as frequencies, differences in proportions between groups were tested with Pearson's Chi-square, when applicable. Correlations were tested by the Pearson correlation coefficient. The threshold of statistical significance is 5%. Results 460 individuals filled in the questionnaire of which 42% were medical doctors, 6% nurses, 27% midwives and 25% non-medical professionals (social workers and psychologists). 55% of non-medical professionals had provided support for women with FGM/C. Almost 40% of health professionals knew that there were 4 types of FGM and were able to correctly describe them, 15% were unable to correctly describe any of the 4 types. Those who had already provided care for FGM/C were more numerous to know that there were 4 types (52%). Two health professionals had received requests to perform FGM/C. Twenty-seven midwives and medical doctors had received requests for re-infibulation. Conclusion Growing numbers of health and social care professionals are providing care for women with FGM/C. However, knowledge of FGM/C is suboptimal. Continuous professional training is crucial.

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Female Genital Mutilation

Morrone

2020

Skin Disorders in Migrants

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Midwifery training needs identified when caring for women with female genital mutilation

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Knowledge of female genital cutting among health and social care professionals in Francophone Belgium: A cross-sectional survey

Knowledge of female genital cutting among health and social care professionals in Francophone Belgium: A cross-sectional survey

Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting among health and social care professionals in Francophone Belgium: A cross-sectional survey

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