TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Lived experiences and opinions of women of sub-Saharan origin on female genital mutilation: a phenomenological study
JO  - Journal of clinical nursing
A1  - Martínez-Linares, José Manuel
A1  - López-Entrambasaguas, Olga María
A1  - Fernández-Medina, Isabel María
A1  - Berthe-Kone, Ousmane
A1  - Fernández-Sola, Cayetano
A1  - Jiménez-Lasserrotte, María Del Mar
A1  - Hernández-Padilla, José Manuel
A1  - Canet-Vélez, Olga
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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 '"I want to be the last": 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0962-1067
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16294
ID  - ref1
ER  -