Experiences of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Professionals Working with Migrant Women Living with Female Genital Cutting in Western Australia

Providers encounter increasingly diverse patient populations, as migration of people continues to increase worldwide. Health of migrant women is influenced by factors before migration as well as those affecting the migratory process and resettlement. Cultural factors influence patient beliefs and attitudes toward all facets of reproductive health including contraception. Providers may also encounter sequelae of traditional practices such as female genital cutting. Migrant women may be at a higher risk of violence both due to intimate partner violence and risks encountered during migration. They are also at risk for psychological sequelae resulting from stressors before and after displacement. Posttraumatic stress disorder prevalence is higher compared to local populations. Whereas migrants still carry a high burden of infectious disease, chronic health conditions are becoming increasingly common in many groups. Healthcare providers with an awareness of health issues faced by migrants can contribute to improving overall health of migrants and ease the process of resettlement for these people. This review contains 53 references, 1 figure, and 10 tables. Key Words: female genital cutting, immigrant, intestinal parasites, intimate partner violence, migration, nutrition, posttraumatic stress disorder, refugee, reproductive health, tuberculosis

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Are healthcare professionals prepared to provide care for patients who have experienced female genital cutting? A cross-sectional survey

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada ◽

10.1016/j.jogc.2021.11.014 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Angela Deane ◽

Fiona Mattatall ◽

Allison Brown

Keyword(s):

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Female Genital Cutting ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Genital Cutting ◽

Experienced Female ◽

Female Genital

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Health of Immigrant and Refugee Women

10.2310/obg.1601 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Aniyizhai Annamalai

Keyword(s):

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Reproductive Health ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Stress Disorder ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Female Genital Cutting ◽

Migrant Women ◽

Genital Cutting ◽

Female Genital

Providers encounter increasingly diverse patient populations, as migration of people continues to increase worldwide. Health of migrant women is influenced by factors before migration as well as those affecting the migratory process and resettlement. Cultural factors influence patient beliefs and attitudes toward all facets of reproductive health including contraception. Providers may also encounter sequelae of traditional practices such as female genital cutting. Migrant women may be at a higher risk of violence both due to intimate partner violence and risks encountered during migration. They are also at risk for psychological sequelae resulting from stressors before and after displacement. Posttraumatic stress disorder prevalence is higher compared to local populations. Whereas migrants still carry a high burden of infectious disease, chronic health conditions are becoming increasingly common in many groups. Healthcare providers with an awareness of health issues faced by migrants can contribute to improving overall health of migrants and ease the process of resettlement for these people. This review contains 53 references, 1 figure, and 10 tables. Key Words: female genital cutting, immigrant, intestinal parasites, intimate partner violence, migration, nutrition, posttraumatic stress disorder, refugee, reproductive health, tuberculosis

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The Impact of Migration on Attitudes to Female Genital Cutting and Experiences of Sexual Dysfunction Among Migrant Women with FGC

Current Sexual Health Reports ◽

10.1007/s11930-018-0139-4 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 18-24 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

Sara Johnsdotter

Keyword(s):

Sexual Dysfunction ◽

Female Genital Cutting ◽

Migrant Women ◽

Genital Cutting ◽

The Impact ◽

Female Genital

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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Counselling in Relation to Female Genital Cutting: Swedish Professionals’ Approach to Menstrual Pain as an Empirical Example

Sexuality & Culture ◽

10.1007/s12119-021-09895-w ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Camilla Palm ◽

Sara Johnsdotter ◽

Eva Elmerstig ◽

Charlotta Holmström ◽

Birgitta Essén

Keyword(s):

Health Risks ◽

Female Genital Cutting ◽

Menstrual Pain ◽

Biomedical Knowledge ◽

Sources Of Knowledge ◽

Genital Cutting ◽

Culturally Influenced ◽

Reproductive Healthcare ◽

Qualitative Exploration ◽

Female Genital

AbstractIn Sweden, as well as in an international context, professionals are urged to acquire knowledge about possible health effects of female genital cutting (FGC) in order to tackle prevention and care in relation to the practice. While professionals are guided by policies and interventions focusing on medical effects of FGC, some scholars have cautioned that many popular beliefs about health risks rest on inconclusive evidence. The way professionals understand and respond to health information about FGC has in this context largely been left unexamined. This article aims to provide a qualitative exploration of how professionals in Sweden approach adolescent sexual and reproductive healthcare encounters in relation to acquired knowledge about FGC, using menstrual pain as an empirical example. The analysis shows that there was a tendency in counselling to differentiate young migrant women’s menstrual complaints from ordinary menstrual pain, with professionals understanding pain complaints either in terms of FGC or as culturally influenced. The study shows how professionals navigated their various sources of knowledge where FGC awareness worked as a lens through which young women’s health complaints were understood. Biomedical knowledge and culture-specific expectations and assumptions regarding menstrual pain also informed counselling. Finally, the article discusses how FGC awareness about health risks was used constructively as a tool to establish rapport and take a history on both menstrual pain and FGC. The analysis also recognises potential pitfalls of the approaches used, if not based in well-informed policies and interventions in the first place.

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