Healthcare for Women and Girls Who Have Been Subjected to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)

Simple item page
AuthorSharareh Akhavanen
Issued Date2020-08-23en
AbstractBackground: Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) may increase the risk of health consequences in girls and women. Public health policies and guidelines on providing care for this target group should be implemented in the healthcare services. Objectives: The aim of this brief report was to introduce innovations in Swedish healthcare for women and girls who have been subjected to FGM/C in order to advance our knowledge and understanding the adoption, implementation, and potential scale-up of healthcare services for this target group in Iran. Methods: Data were collected from a register study, an inventory of regional guidelines in Sweden, and a literature review. Results: The results show that care offers can be categorized as obstetric and gynecological care, psychosexual consulting, and plastic surgery. The results can be adapted and implemented in an Iranian context by preparing guidelines for providing care for this target group at the region, province, and country level. Conclusions: Another suggestion for improvement of care for women and girls exposed to FGM/C in Iran is the use of diagnosis codes recommended by WHO to register, map, and follow up these patients. Obstetric and gynecological, plastic surgery, psychosexual consulting may be recommended to provide person-centered care.en
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.5812/jhealthscope.106377en
KeywordFemale Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)en
KeywordHealthcareen
KeywordTreatmenten
KeywordSwedenen
KeywordIranen
PublisherBrieflandsen
TitleHealthcare for Women and Girls Who Have Been Subjected to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)en
TypeBrief Reporten

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
healthscope-9-3-106377.pdf
Size:
133.55 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Article/s PDF
Download

Collections

Health Scope