Swedish Health Care Providers’ Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting

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ID15217848
AutoresLeila Tamaddon (autor de correspondencia), Sara Johnsdotter (0000-0002-7625-5873, Malmö University), Jerker Liljestrand (Lund University), Birgitta Essén (0000-0002-2900-2849, Lund University)
Año2006
Volumen27
Número8
Páginas709-722
Fecha de publicación2006-08-07
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)
DOI10.1080/07399330600817741
PMID16893807
OpenAlexW2137000084
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13
Referencias citadas19

We sought to evaluate the experiences and knowledge of health care providers in Sweden regarding female genital cutting (FGC) as a health issue. Questionnaires (n = 2,707) were sent to providers in four major cities in Sweden and evaluated by means of descriptive statistics. Twenty-eight percent (n = 769/2,707) responded, of whom 60% had seen such patients. Seven providers, including 2 pediatricians, were suspicious of patients with signs of recent genital cutting. Ten percent had been asked to perform reinfibulation after delivery. Thirty-eight providers had received inquiries about the possibility of performing FGC in Sweden.A majority of Swedish health care providers meet patients presenting with evidence of FGC performed long ago. However, very few of them have suspected recently cut patients. The results support the hypothesis that this practice is not as active among African immigrants in Sweden as in their countries of origin. If the prevalence was the same as in African countries, more pediatricians would be expected to meet current cut girls. National efforts and policy programs to prevent FGC in Sweden are recommended as effective, in accordance with current research and should especially be directed toward pediatricians

Female circumcision · Gynecology · Health care · Political science · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Genital Health and Disease · Law in Society and Culture · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology