Around 200 million women and girls worldwide are affected by female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). FGM/C is a procedure that harms or alters the external female genitals for non-medical reasons, and is usually performed on children. Often, this procedure leads to severe consequences for the women’s physical and mental health. In a cross-sectional sample of 112 women seeking medical counseling, physical and mental health characteristics associated with FGM/C were examined and possible predictors for the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women affected by FGM/C were identified. A total of 55.4% (n = 66) of the women reported symptom levels of probable PTSD. Predictors for higher PTSD symptomology were an older age at the time of the FGM/C procedure, feelings of guilt and the centrality of the event in the woman’s life. Thus, cognitive–emotional processing was found to play an important role in the emergence of PTSD in women suffering from FGM/C. However, interventions taking into consideration these characteristics are mostly lacking and need to be investigated further in the context of FGM/C.
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ZusammenfassungBei der weiblichen Genitalverstümmelung (englisch female genital mutilation, FGM) werden die äußeren Genitalien ohne medizinischen Grund und ohne Mitspracherecht der betroffenen Mädchen beschädigt oder entfernt. Häufig geht diese Prozedur mit erheblichen Konsequenzen für die physische und psychische Gesundheit einher. Rekonstruktive chirurgische Maßnahmen können die Beschwerden der Betroffenen lindern. Anhand einer explorativen Untersuchung von N=97 Frauen, die an einem medizinischen Beratungsgespräch zur rekonstruktiven Operation teilnahmen, wurden die besonderen Charakteristika dieser Stichprobe deskriptiv analysiert, Gründe der Inanspruchnahme einer rekonstruktiven Operation erfragt, sowie das Wissen der Patientinnen über ihren Beschneidungstyp mit der medizinischen Diagnose verglichen. Bei 56,7% (n=55) der Untersuchten lag der Verdacht einer PTBS vor. Keine Schmerzen mehr zu haben war der am häufigsten genannte Grund für eine Operation (45,4%; n=44). Die Übereinstimmung zwischen dem Wissen der Patientinnen über den Beschneidungstyp und dem ärztlichen Urteil fiel gering aus (κ=0,09). Bei physischer und psychischer Belastung sollten Frauen nach FGM neben chirurgischen Maßnahmen auch psychotherapeutisch betreut werden. Psychotherapeutische Interventionen im Kontext von FGM müssen evaluiert werden. Längsschnittstudien sind hierfür unabdingbar.
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