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Tytuł:
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Effectiveness of female genital mutilation/cutting education for health professionals: An integrative review.
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Autorzy:
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Diaz MMP; UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences Unit, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia; Women's and Children's Health Network, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia. Electronic address: .
Brown AE; UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences Unit, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia; Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Fleet JA; UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences Unit, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia; Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Steen M; UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences Unit, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia; Department., of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Northumbria, UK.
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Źródło:
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Nurse education in practice [Nurse Educ Pract] 2023 May; Vol. 69, pp. 103621. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 27.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article; Review
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: [Edinburgh] : Elsevier Ltd.
Original Publication: [Edinburgh] : Churchill Livingstone,
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MeSH Terms:
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Circumcision, Female*/psychology
Midwifery*
Pregnancy ; Female ; Humans ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Educational Status ; Health Personnel/psychology
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: Communities; Education; Female circumcision; Female genital mutilation; Health professionals; Integrative review
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20230331 Date Completed: 20230522 Latest Revision: 20230522
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Update Code:
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20240104
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DOI:
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10.1016/j.nepr.2023.103621
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PMID:
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37001237
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Introduction: A plethora of research has identified the lack of educational opportunities for health professionals to support the biopsychosocial and cultural needs of women who have experienced female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). As a result, some women with FGM/C can feel unsupported, discriminated against and fear to communicate their concerns with health providers. The aim of this review is to identify studies that have investigated the effectiveness of FGM/C education for health professionals.
Method: Toronto and Remington's six-step framework for conducting an integrative literature review was used to identify studies that met the inclusion criteria. Searches were conducted across five primary databases and grey literature, between August and October 2021. The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools for quasi-experimental studies was used to critically appraise included studies. The findings of the search were reported using preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis.
Results: A total of five studies met the criteria for inclusion. Studies examined education provided to midwives, nurses, obstetricians, gynaecologists, psychosexual counsellors and student nurses, from England, USA, Mali and Kenya. All studies demonstrated that the implementation of FGM/C education was effective in improving learning outcomes (knowledge, attitude and self-efficacy), However, the quality rating of the evidence ranged from very low to moderate and limited inferential analysis reported.
Conclusion: This review confirms that FGM/C education, which is informed by evidence and developed in collaboration with practicing communities, is an effective way of improving FGM/C knowledge and attitudes among health professionals.
Study Registration: Open Science Framework Register 10.17605/OSF.IO/SMJHX.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(Crown Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
