Female genital mutilation in the UK- where are we, where do we go next? Involving communities in setting the research agenda

Research Involvement and Engagement
S DixonL Hinton

Abstract

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is all practices involving cutting, alteration or injury to the female genitalia for non-medical reasons. It is a form of violence against women and children, with no benefits and many harms. In 2014, the UK Government committed to working to eliminate FGM. Steps taken towards this aim included creation of educational and safeguarding resources for professionals, and legislative changes including a mandatory reporting duty for professionals in England and Wales (where if a girl under 18 discloses or is found on examination to have FGM then the professional is mandated to report this to the police), and an FGM Enhanced Dataset applicable to NHS organisations in England requiring the submission of personal data about women and girls who have had FGM to NHS Digital. To date, compliance with dataset returns from primary care services have been low. This report describes using patient and public involvement (PPI) to identify research and service priorities to support communities affected by FGM. We held a series of PPI events (4 focus groups, and a multi-agency seminar) in 2015-2016, following the introduction of these legislative changes, speaking to community members, and professionals involved in t...Continue Reading

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Jul 29, 1995·BMJ : British Medical Journal·J Kitzinger
Jun 7, 2006·Lancet·UNKNOWN WHO study group on female genital mutilation and obstetric outcomeMohamed Ali
May 21, 2009·Health Affairs·Donald M Berwick
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Dec 2, 2015·The British Journal of General Practice : the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners·Sharon Dixon
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Jul 8, 2017·BMJ : British Medical Journal·Lucinda Hiam
Nov 7, 2017·Health Expectations : an International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy·Laura J E BrownPaul Simpson

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Citations

Mar 1, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Sabera TurkmaniAngela J Dawson
Sep 23, 2020·The British Journal of General Practice : the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners·Sharon DixonSue Ziebland
Apr 22, 2020·The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception·Christiana KoutaChristina Kaili

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