Woman and girl-centred care for those affected by female genital mutilation: a scoping review of provider tools and guidelines.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A woman and girl centred, rights-based approach to health care is critical to achieving sexual and reproductive health. However, women with female genital mutilation in high-income countries have been found to receive sub-optimal care. This study examined documents guiding clinicians in health and community service settings in English-speaking high-income countries to identify approaches to ensure quality women and girl-centred care for those with or at risk of female genital mutilation.

Method

We undertook a scoping review using the integrative model of patient-centredness to identify principles, enablers, and activities to facilitate woman and girl-centred care interactions. We developed an inclusion criterion to identify documents such as guidance statements an

SUBMITTER: Dawson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8862274 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature