Polyvictimization and Psychiatric Sequelae Associated with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)

Chen, Victoria H.; Caron, Jayne; Goddard, Brian; Eng, Shirley; Ades, Veronica

doi:10.1007/s10903-022-01343-7

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“…This is important to understand, as vulnerable groups have been found to be at risk of mental distress, especially anxiety, because of lack of access to health- and social-care resources (Moghanibashi-Mansourieh, 2021). This is particularly salient for women who have experienced FGM, as it is associated with a broad range of psychiatric complications (Chen et al , 2022; Abdalla and Galea, 2019; Plugge et al , 2019; Mulongo et al , 2014).…”

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Female genital mutilation (FGM) trauma and mental health support during the UK lockdown: exploring women’s experiences

Mulongo

Khan

McAndrew

et al. 2023

JACPR

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to report findings from interviews with seven African-heritage women attending a female genital mutilation (FGM) Clinic in the north of England, during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Clinic, established several years before the pandemic, provides specialist therapeutic support to women and girls from minority ethnic communities who are affected by harmful “traditional” practices, including FGM. The services provided by the Clinic include early interventions, peer support, community engagement and empowerment around FGM. Design/methodology/approach Data was collected during an online focus group discussion with seven women who had received counselling for FGM, to gain insight into their lived experiences of therapeutic support during the pandemic. Findings Using Braun and Clarke (2006) six-step thematic analysis, four superordinate themes derived from the data: consistency and continuity; safety in shared experience and creativity; feeling heard, feeling stronger; and altruism and desire for change. Research limitations/implications It is important to recognise some limitations within this study. It is based on one focus group discussion that involved seven participants, who had experienced FGM, were living in a targeted area and whose mental health had been further compromised by the COVID-19 pandemic. Practical implications The findings of this study indicate that it is essential to consider participants’ experiences of receiving therapeutic support during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was observed that emotional stressors linked with participants’ experiences of FGM may be exacerbated by those related to COVID-19. Social implications There is a need to conduct similar research, perhaps on an individual basis, that would reach a wider sample of women from ethnic minority populations who are survivors of FGM, including those from FGM practicing communities who have been hospitalised through their deteriorating mental health. This would add to the small but growing body of evidence, to provide a better understanding of the experiences of their mental health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic and perhaps better identify effective therapeutic interventions. Originality/value These themes provide an insight into these women’s experiences of the trauma associated with FGM and receiving mental health support during the pandemic.

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Female genital mutilation (FGM) trauma and mental health support during the UK lockdown: exploring women’s experiences

Mulongo

Khan

McAndrew

et al. 2023

JACPR

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Female Genital Mutilation and Age at Marriage: Risk Factors of Physical Abuse for Women in Sierra Leone

Baak

Hayes

2023

J Fam Viol

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Stressful life events in electronic health records: a scoping review

Scherbakov,

Mollalo,

Lenert

2024

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

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Objectives Stressful life events, such as going through divorce, can have an important impact on human health. However, there are challenges in capturing these events in electronic health records (EHR). We conducted a scoping review aimed to answer 2 major questions: how stressful life events are documented in EHR and how they are utilized in research and clinical care. Materials and Methods Three online databases (EBSCOhost platform, PubMed, and Scopus) were searched to identify papers that included information on stressful life events in EHR; paper titles and abstracts were reviewed for relevance by 2 independent reviewers. Results Five hundred fifty-seven unique papers were retrieved, and of these 70 were eligible for data extraction. Most articles (n = 36, 51.4%) were focused on the statistical association between one or several stressful life events and health outcomes, followed by clinical utility (n = 15, 21.4%), extraction of events from free-text notes (n = 12, 17.1%), discussing privacy and other issues of storing life events (n = 5, 7.1%), and new EHR features related to life events (n = 4, 5.7%). The most frequently mentioned stressful life events in the publications were child abuse/neglect, arrest/legal issues, and divorce/relationship breakup. Almost half of the papers (n = 7, 46.7%) that analyzed clinical utility of stressful events were focused on decision support systems for child abuse, while others (n = 7, 46.7%) were discussing interventions related to social determinants of health in general. Discussion and Conclusions Few citations are available on the prevalence and use of stressful life events in EHR reflecting challenges in screening and storing of stressful life events.

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Polyvictimization and Psychiatric Sequelae Associated with Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Female genital mutilation (FGM) trauma and mental health support during the UK lockdown: exploring women’s experiences

Female genital mutilation (FGM) trauma and mental health support during the UK lockdown: exploring women’s experiences

Female Genital Mutilation and Age at Marriage: Risk Factors of Physical Abuse for Women in Sierra Leone

Stressful life events in electronic health records: a scoping review

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