@article{ref1,
title="Lived experiences and opinions of women of sub-Saharan origin on female genital mutilation: a phenomenological study",
journal="Journal of clinical nursing",
year="2022",
author="Martínez-Linares, José Manuel and López-Entrambasaguas, Olga María and Fernández-Medina, Isabel María and Berthe-Kone, Ousmane and Fernández-Sola, Cayetano and Jiménez-Lasserrotte, María Del Mar and Hernández-Padilla, José Manuel and Canet-Vélez, Olga",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to describe and understand the lived experiences and opinions of sub-Saharan women living in Spain in relation to female genital mutilation. <br><br>BACKGROUND: Female genital mutilation is a bloody procedure with serious consequences for the health of women and girls. Understanding mutilated women's lived experiences plays a crucial role in the management of health consequences and could help healthcare professionals to provide assistance to these women. <br><br>DESIGN: A descriptive phenomenological study was carried out. The COREQ checklist was followed as guidance to write the manuscript. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 12 in-depth interviews were conducted. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using ATLAS.ti 9.0. <br><br>RESULTS: Two themes with four subthemes were identified from the data analysis: 1) 'The traumatic experience of female circumcision' with the subthemes 'Female mutilation is a physical and psychological torture procedure' and 'recognising and coping with negative emotions'; 2) 'The fight for the eradication of female genital mutilation' which contains the subthemes 'the need for a real sociocultural change at the origin' and '&quot;I want to be the last&quot;: Personal development leads to sociocultural change'. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Female genital mutilation was experienced by women as a very aggressive and traumatic event. It causes considerable negative emotions that last over time. Although there is a tendency to reject the practice, in women's countries of origin, there is social pressure for girls to be mutilated. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Caring for women who have suffered from female genital mutilation requires awareness of the traumatic experience they underwent when they were girls. Healthcare professionals play a crucial role in eradicating female genital mutilation. Apart from education, preventive measures may include specific recommendations when girls are travelling to the country of origin and participatory action research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0962-1067",
doi="10.1111/jocn.16294",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16294"
}