Response to Commentaries: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Female Genital Cutting and Deinfibulation

Brady, Sonya S.; Connor, Jennifer J.; Chaisson, Nicole; Mohamed, Fatima Sharif; Robinson, Beatrice “Bean” E.

doi:10.1007/s10508-021-02067-9

Arch Sex Behav

2021

DOI: 10.1007/s10508-021-02067-9

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Response to Commentaries: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Female Genital Cutting and Deinfibulation

Sonya S. Brady

Jennifer J. Connor

Nicole Chaisson

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Discerning Deinfibulation: Impact of Personal, Professional, and Familial Influences on Decision-Making

Connor,

Abdikeir,

Chaisson

et al. 2024

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The past decades have seen large numbers of Somali women migrate across the globe. It is critical for healthcare workers in host countries to understand healthcare needs of Somali women. The majority of Somali female migrants experience female genital cutting (FGC). The most common type in Somalia is Type 3 or infibulation, the narrowing of the vaginal introitus. Deinfibulation opens the introitus to reduce poor health outcomes and/or allow for vaginal births. In this study, we explored the perspectives of Somali women living in the United States about deinfibulation. We recruited 75 Somali women who had experienced FGC through community-based participatory research methods. Bilingual community researchers conducted qualitative interviews in Somali or English. University faculty and community-based researchers coded data together in a participatory-analysis process. We identified four themes. (1) Personal Views: participants reported positive attitudes toward deinfibulation and varied on the appropriateness of deinfibulation before marriage. (2) Benefits: identified benefits included alleviation of health problems; improved sexual health, in particular reduction or prevention of sexual pain; and reclamation of body and womanhood. (3) Barriers: these included associated stigma and lack of knowledge by providers. (4) Decision-Making: most reported that husbands, healthcare providers, and elder female community members may provide advice about if and/or when to seek deinfibulation, though some felt deinfibulation decisions are solely up to the impacted woman. An ecological framework is used to frame the findings and identify the importance of healthcare workers in assisting women who have been infibulated make decisions.

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Discerning Deinfibulation: Impact of Personal, Professional, and Familial Influences on Decision-Making

Connor,

Abdikeir,

Chaisson

et al. 2024

Qual Health Res

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Response to Commentaries: Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Female Genital Cutting and Deinfibulation

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Discerning Deinfibulation: Impact of Personal, Professional, and Familial Influences on Decision-Making

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