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Male complications of female genital mutilation

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  • Almroth, Lars
  • Almroth-Berggren, Vanja
  • Mahmoud Hassanein, Osman
  • Salah Eldin Al-Said, Said
  • Siddiq Alamin Hasan, Sharif
  • Lithell, Ulla-Britt
  • Bergström, Staffan

Abstract

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is known to cause a wide range of immediate and long-term complications for women subjected to the practice. Male complications due to FGM have, however, not been described before. The objectives of this study were to explore male complications and attitudes with regard to FGM. A village in the Gezira Scheme along the Blue Nile in Sudan constituted the basis of the study. Interviews were carried out according to a pre-tested questionnaire, using structured questions with open-answer possibilities. Married men of the youngest parental generation and grandfathers were randomly selected from up-to-date election lists. All respondents except one agreed to be interviewed. A total of 59 men were interviewed, 29 young men and 30 grandfathers. Male complications resulting from FGM, such as difficulty in penetration, wounds/infections on the penis and psychological problems were described by a majority of the men. Most men were also aware of the female complications. More young than old respondents would have accepted a woman without FGM to become their daughter-in-law (p

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  • Almroth, Lars & Almroth-Berggren, Vanja & Mahmoud Hassanein, Osman & Salah Eldin Al-Said, Said & Siddiq Alamin Hasan, Sharif & Lithell, Ulla-Britt & Bergström, Staffan, 2001. "Male complications of female genital mutilation," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 53(11), pages 1455-1460, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:53:y:2001:i:11:p:1455-1460
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    1. Shahawy, S. & Amanuel, H. & Nour, N.M., 2019. "Perspectives on female genital cutting among immigrant women and men in Boston," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 220(C), pages 331-339.
    2. Alba González-Timoneda & Marta González-Timoneda & Antonio Cano Sánchez & Vicente Ruiz Ros, 2021. "Female Genital Mutilation Consequences and Healthcare Received among Migrant Women: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-17, July.

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