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Female genital mutilation - a blind spot in Dutch general practice? A case-control study.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Kawous, Ramin Kerimova, Nigar van den Muijsenbergh, Maria ETC
Copyright Year	2020
Abstract	BackgroundWomen with female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) often suffer from physical and psychosexual problems related to FGM/C. As gatekeepers to the medical system, GPs are often the first to be consulted about these problems. It is as yet unknown if, and to what extent, Dutch GPs identify women with FGM/C or related health problems.AimTo investigate how often Dutch GPs register FGM/C and related health problems.Design & settingA case–control study of anonymised patient records was performed in the Netherlands.MethodMedical records were checked for information on country of origin. Records of women, aged ≥15 years, from countries where FGM/C is practised were compared with those of a case-control.ResultsAlthough many migrants were registered with the participating GPs, information on country of origin was seldom recorded. Only 68 out of 16 700 patients were identified as women from countries where FGM/C is practised; 12 out of these 68 records contained information about the FGM/C status, but none on the type of FGM/C. There were no significant differences in health problems related to FGM/C between patients with FGM/C and the controls.ConclusionFGM/C may be a blind spot for GPs and registration of information on migration background could be improved. A larger sample in a future study is needed to confirm this finding. Given the growing global migration, awareness and knowledge on FGM/C, and other migration-related health issues should be part of GP training.
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Journal	BJGP Open
Volume Number	5
PubMed Central reference number	PMC7960529
Issue Number	1
PubMed reference number	33262149
e-ISSN	23983795
DOI	10.3399/bjgpopen20x101105
Language	English
Publisher	Royal College of General Practitioners
Publisher Date	2021-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This article is Open Access: CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Copyright © 2020, The Authors
Subject Keyword	female genital mutilation/cutting general practice migrant women primary health care culturally competent care
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Family Practice

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