Lived experiences and opinions of women of sub-Saharan origin on female genital mutilation: A phenomenological study.

Autor: Martínez-Linares JM; Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain., López-Entrambasaguas OM; Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain., Fernández-Medina IM; Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine Department, University of Almería, Almería, Spain., Berthe-Kone O; Surgical Critical Resuscitation Ward, Torrecárdenas University Hospital, Almeria, Spain., Fernández-Sola C; Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine Department, University of Almería, Almería, Spain.; Faculty of Health Sciences, Autonomous University of Chile, Santiago, Chile., Jiménez-Lasserrotte MDM; Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine Department, University of Almería, Almería, Spain., Hernández-Padilla JM; Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine Department, University of Almería, Almería, Spain., Canet-Vélez O; Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences Blanquerna, University Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical nursing [J Clin Nurs] 2023 Jun; Vol. 32 (11-12), pp. 2547-2558. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 20.
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.16294
Abstrakt: Aims and Objectives: This study aimed to describe and understand the lived experiences and opinions of sub-Saharan women living in Spain in relation to female genital mutilation.
Background: Female genital mutilation is a bloody procedure with serious consequences for the health of women and girls. Understanding mutilated women's lived experiences plays a crucial role in the management of health consequences and could help healthcare professionals to provide assistance to these women.
Design: A descriptive phenomenological study was carried out. The COREQ checklist was followed as guidance to write the manuscript.
Methods: A total of 12 in-depth interviews were conducted. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using ATLAS.ti 9.0.
Results: Two themes with four subthemes were identified from the data analysis: 1) 'The traumatic experience of female circumcision' with the subthemes 'Female mutilation is a physical and psychological torture procedure' and 'recognising and coping with negative emotions'; 2) 'The fight for the eradication of female genital mutilation' which contains the subthemes 'the need for a real sociocultural change at the origin' and '"I want to be the last": Personal development leads to sociocultural change'.
Conclusions: Female genital mutilation was experienced by women as a very aggressive and traumatic event. It causes considerable negative emotions that last over time. Although there is a tendency to reject the practice, in women's countries of origin, there is social pressure for girls to be mutilated.
Relevance to Clinical Practice: Caring for women who have suffered from female genital mutilation requires awareness of the traumatic experience they underwent when they were girls. Healthcare professionals play a crucial role in eradicating female genital mutilation. Apart from education, preventive measures may include specific recommendations when girls are travelling to the country of origin and participatory action research.
(© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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