TY - JOUR
T1 - Interventions for healthcare providers to improve treatment and prevention of female genital mutilation
T2 - A systematic review
AU - Balfour, Julie
AU - Abdulcadir, Jasmine
AU - Say, Lale
AU - Hindin, Michelle J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Author(s).
PY - 2016/8/19
Y1 - 2016/8/19
N2 - Background: Studies on healthcare providers' awareness, knowledge and attitudes regarding female genital mutilation (FGM) have shown a lack of awareness of the prevalence, diagnosis, and management of FGM. Our objective was to systematically review the literature on interventions improving healthcare providers' capacities of prevention and treatment of FGM. Methods: Systematic review of the published and grey literature on interventions aimed at improving healthcare providers' capacities of prevention and treatment of FGM (1995-2015). Outcomes observed were knowledge and attitudes about FGM, medicalization, and prevention. Results: Only two studies met our inclusion criteria. They reported on educational interventions aimed at increasing caregivers' knowledge on FGM. One was conducted with 59 providers, in Mali; the other one with 11 certified nurse-midwives in the United States. The studies report basic statistics regarding the improvement of healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitude on FGM and medicalization of the practice. Neither conducted multivariable analysis nor evaluated the training effects on the quality of the care offered, the clinical outcomes and the satisfaction of women attended, and prevention. Conclusion: As health care providers are essential in prevention and treatment of FGM, developing effective interventions is crucial.
AB - Background: Studies on healthcare providers' awareness, knowledge and attitudes regarding female genital mutilation (FGM) have shown a lack of awareness of the prevalence, diagnosis, and management of FGM. Our objective was to systematically review the literature on interventions improving healthcare providers' capacities of prevention and treatment of FGM. Methods: Systematic review of the published and grey literature on interventions aimed at improving healthcare providers' capacities of prevention and treatment of FGM (1995-2015). Outcomes observed were knowledge and attitudes about FGM, medicalization, and prevention. Results: Only two studies met our inclusion criteria. They reported on educational interventions aimed at increasing caregivers' knowledge on FGM. One was conducted with 59 providers, in Mali; the other one with 11 certified nurse-midwives in the United States. The studies report basic statistics regarding the improvement of healthcare professionals' knowledge, attitude on FGM and medicalization of the practice. Neither conducted multivariable analysis nor evaluated the training effects on the quality of the care offered, the clinical outcomes and the satisfaction of women attended, and prevention. Conclusion: As health care providers are essential in prevention and treatment of FGM, developing effective interventions is crucial.
KW - Caregivers
KW - Female genital cutting
KW - Female genital mutilation
KW - Female genital mutilation/cutting
KW - Healthcare professionals
KW - Prevention
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U2 - 10.1186/s12913-016-1674-1
DO - 10.1186/s12913-016-1674-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 27542732
AN - SCOPUS:84982242440
SN - 1472-6963
VL - 16
JO - BMC health services research
JF - BMC health services research
IS - 1
M1 - 409
ER -