Mutilations sexuelles féminines : connaissances, dépistage et prise en charge : état des lieux auprès des sages-femmes de l'agglomération de Grenoble
Year: 2017
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Owing to the increasing migration flux, french midwiwes are likely to meet patients with female genital mutilation (FGM). Therefore, it is essential to be able to detect and to take care of this patients. The main goal of this study is to estimate the prevalence of midwives who have cared of at least one woman with genital mutilation. The goals are also to evaluate their knowledge concerning female genital mutilation, to describe their screening and the care of this patients, and to describe the characteristics of the midwiwes who feel at ease with the screening and the care of the patients with female genital mutilations. This study focus on midwives from Grenoble urban area, and had been realized through surveys to the 223 midwives included in the study. The results show that midwives meet patients with female genital mutilation : 83,7 % have already meet one, and 50 % meet one more that once a year. Midwives have little knowledge concerning FGM, and the care of the patients isn't optimal : only 4,3 % feel competent in screening and caring of the patients with FGM. The fact of have been in training, and the frequency of the exposure to the patients with FGM play an important rôle in the feeling of competence concerning the screening and the care. However, actual training seems to do not give enough keys to detect FGM. It is essential to train more midwives to this problematic.
Source: HAL
Author: Jeanne Cohendet
Institution: Université Grenoble Alpes
Language: French
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2739559594