Health Care in Europe for Women with Genital Mutilation

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ID15216367
AutoresEls Leye (0000-0002-1740-7814, Ghent University, autor de correspondencia), Richard A Powell (0000-0003-4968-3714), Gerda Nienhuis, Patricia Claeys (Ghent University), Marleen Temmerman (0000-0003-2069-8752, International Centre for Reproductive Health)
Año2006
Volumen27
Número4
Páginas362-378
Fecha de publicación2006-04-04
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399330500511717
PMID16595367
OpenAlexW2098289183
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas15

The increasing number of immigrants from African countries practicing female genital mutilation (FGM) has raised concern in Europe. Health care professionals have developed three main responses: (1) technical guidelines for clinical management; (2) codes of conduct on quality of care; and (3) specialised health services for medical and psychological care and counselling. Much remains to be done, however, to ensure adequate care in Europe: (1) medico-legal/ethical discussions; (2) development of protocols to assist in making informed decisions; and (3) development of guidelines on counselling, communication strategies, and referral procedures. All agencies working in the field of FGM should be interlinked at the national level, in which members of the affected communities should be included. At the European level, a coordinated approach between all agencies should be developed

Family medicine · Female circumcision · Gynecology · Health care · Immigration · Political science · Referral · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Genital Health and Disease · Legal and cultural studies analysis · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology