Attitudes of health care providers regarding female genital mutilation and its medicalization in Guinea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guinea has a high prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) (95%) and it is a major concern affecting the health and the welfare of women and girls. Population-based surveys suggest that health care providers are implicated in carrying out the practice (medicalization). To understand the attitudes of health care providers related to FGM and its medicalization as well as the potential role of the health sector in addressing this practice, a study was conducted in Guinea to inform the development of an intervention for the health sector to prevent and respond to this harmful practice.

Methodology

Formative research was conducted using a mixed-methods approach, including qualitative in-depth interviews with health care providers and other key informants as well a

SUBMITTER: Balde MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8118326 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature