Attitudes and Experiences Surrounding Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting in the United States: A Scoping Review

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• Alternative Title:
  J Immigr Minor Health
• Personal Author:
  Besera, Ghenet ; Goldberg, Howard ; Okoroh, Ekwutosi M. ; Snead, Margaret Christine ; Johnson-Agbakwu, Crista E. ; Goodwin, Mary M.
• Description:
  To identify research and gaps in literature about FGM/C-related attitudes and experiences among individuals from FGM/C-practicing countries living in the United States, we conducted a scoping review guided by Arksey and O'Malley's framework. We searched Medline (OVID), Embase (OVID), PubMed, and SCOPUS and conducted a grey literature search for studies assessing attitudes or experiences related to FGM/C with data collected directly from individuals from FGM/C-practicing countries living in the United States. The search yielded 417 studies, and 40 met the inclusion criteria. Findings suggest that women and men from FGM/C-practicing countries living in the United States generally oppose FGM/C, and that women with FGM/C have significant physical and mental health needs and have found US healthcare providers to lack understanding of FGM/C. Future research can improve measurement of FGM/C by taking into account the sociocultural influences on FGM/C-related attitudes and experiences.
• Subjects:
  Circumcision, Female Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Health Personnel Humans United States
• Keywords:
  Female Circumcision Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Migrant Health Scoping Review
• Source:
  J Immigr Minor Health. 25(2):449-482
• Pubmed ID:
  36542264
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10981529
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:4092ab6704c06986e5dcd1d2569e00a21612b83210a3c3210dba421d5f3d7d07
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/153623/cdc_153623_DS1.pdf
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