Female Genital Cutting: Clinical knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices from a Provider survey in the US
| Autor: | Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, Eugene C. Cole, Chakra Budhathoki, Jessica L. Lane, Nicole Warren |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Health Personnel education Population 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Mentorship Nursing Surveys and Questionnaires Medicalization Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Curriculum education.field_of_study 030505 public health business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Circumcision Female Women's Health Female Professional association 0305 other medical science Psychology business Discipline |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 21:954-964 |
| ISSN: | 1557-1920 1557-1912 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10903-018-0833-3 |
| Popis: | Migration from countries where female genital cutting (FGC) is practiced means women's healthcare providers need to meet this population's unique healthcare needs. We explored providers' FGC-related experience, knowledge of the cultural practice, prior training, attitudes towards medicalization, including reinfibulation, and clinical practice. An online, 53-question survey to a multidisciplinary sample of women's health providers in the US were recruited by email via professional organizations, medical departments, and the authors' professional networks. From a total of 508 usable surveys, nearly half of respondents did not receive formal FGC training, but a majority had cared for FGC-affected women in their practice. A 'know-do' gap existed with managing infibulated patients; and surgical defibulation procedures were not routinely offered. Most respondents (79%, n = 402) reported a desire for additional education. Women's healthcare providers in the US, regardless of disciplinary backgrounds, are inadequately prepared to meet the needs of FGC-affected women. To address these, FGC content needs to be embedded in educational and training curricula, and ongoing clinical mentorship made available. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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