Understanding the consequences of Female Genital Mutilation: a phenomenological study in sub-Saharan women living in Spain

dc.creatorRodríguez-Sánchez, Victoria
dc.creatorVentura-Miranda, María Isabel
dc.creatorBerthe-Kone, Ousmane
dc.creatorHernández-Padilla, José Manuel
dc.creatorFernández-Sola, Cayetano
dc.creatorMolina, José Granero
dc.creatorMorante-García, Wladimir
dc.creatorGarcía-González, Jessica
dc.date2024-04-10T01:57:33Z
dc.date2024-04-10T01:57:33Z
dc.date2023
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-17T21:13:18Z
dc.date.available2024-07-17T21:13:18Z
dc.identifier10.1016/j.midw.2023.103711
dc.identifier02666138
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/10727
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/9509470
dc.descriptionBackground: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), which is culturally accepted in some African communities, has serious consequences on the physical, psychological, urogynecological, obstetrical and sexual health of girls and women. It is therefore important to understand women's experiences of the consequences of FGM. Objective: to understand the experiences of the consequences of female genital mutilation in sub-Saharan female survivors living in Spain. Design: a qualitative study based on Merleau-Ponty's hermeneutic phenomenology. Participants and setting: 13 sub-Saharan female survivors of female genital mutilation participated. The study was carried out in two south-eastern Spanish provinces where many jobs in the agricultural and service industry are done by African immigrants originating from ethnic groups in which FGM is still prevalent. Findings: In-depth interviews were carried out for data collection. ATLAS.ti was used for inductive analysis, from which two main themes were developed that represent the experiences of the consequences of FGM: (a) The impact of FGM: Hijacked sexual health and (b) The difficult process of genital reconstruction: overcoming the aftereffects and regaining integrity. Conclusion and implications for practice: The mutilated women experienced serious consequences in their sexual, psychological and obstetrical health. Genital reconstruction was a difficult decision but contributed to regaining their sexual health and identity. The professionals involved play an important role in the care provided for the associated consequences of FGM, in identifying risk groups and in providing advice that allows the women to regain their sexual and reproductive health. © 2023 The Author(s)
dc.descriptionCTS-451 Health Science Research Group; University of Almeria; European Regional Development Fund, ERDF, (TRFE-SI-2019/01); Junta de Andalucía
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherChurchill Livingstone
dc.subjectFemale circumcision
dc.subjectqualitative research
dc.subjectreproductive health
dc.subjectsexual health
dc.titleUnderstanding the consequences of Female Genital Mutilation: a phenomenological study in sub-Saharan women living in Spain
dc.typeArticle


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