The latest treatment interventions improving mental health outcomes for women, following gender-based violence in low-and-middle-income countries: A mini review

L St. John, R Walmsley - Frontiers in global women's health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Gender-based violence (GBV), specifically violence against women, is a worldwide
pandemic. Prevalence is further escalated in low-and-middle-income countries and in …

Defibulation can recall the trauma of female genital mutilation/cutting: a case report

G Taraschi, E Manin, F Bianchi De Micheli… - Journal of Medical Case …, 2022 - Springer
Background Women with female genital mutilation/cutting are known to have psychological
sequelae from the cutting and other traumatic experiences. However, very few studies report …

The comparison of sexual function in types I and II of female genital mutilation

K Hassannezhad, F Asadzadeh, S Iranpour… - BMC women's …, 2024 - Springer
Background Female genital mutilation has many sexual, physical, and psychological
consequences. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between Female …

Escaping social rejection, gaining total capital: the complex psychological experience of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) among the Izzi in Southeast Nigeria

O Omigbodun, T Bella-Awusah, N Emma-Echiegu… - Reproductive …, 2022 - Springer
Background While the deleterious effects of FGM/C on physical health are well documented,
the psychological experience of this harmful practice is a neglected area of research, which …

Psychological consequences of female genital mutilation: A mixed-method systematic review

T Reman, V Balligand, B Schoefs, V Feipel… - South African journal of …, 2023 - journals.co.za
Background Female genital mutilation (FGM/C) defined as 'all procedures that involve partial
or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs …

A system analysis of the mental health services in Norway and its availability to women with female genital mutilation

IL Lien, C Knagenhjelm Hertzberg - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background This article explores mental health services in Norway and their availability for
women subjected to female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). The article focus on the …

Prevalence of cosmetic surgery and its relationship with psychosocial status: a population based study in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

FZ Abdullah - Journal of Public Mental Health, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate the prevalence of cosmetic surgery and its
relationship with the level of mental health and socioeconomic variables in Sulaymaniyah …

The effect of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) on girls/women's mental health: a case–control study in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

FZ Abdullah - Archives of Women's Mental Health, 2021 - Springer
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a violation of human rights and is associated
with a range of health effects and consequences. It is common in Kurdistan region of Iraq …

Female genital mutilation/cutting and psychological distress among Somali women in the United States

GJ Michlig, C Johnson-Agbakwu, J Bass, K Wachter… - Current …, 2023 - Springer
Research on female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and mental health has largely failed
to address the role of disparate experiences of the circumcision event, ongoing health …

[HTML][HTML] Female life expectancy, maternal mortality, fertility and birth rates of female genital mutilation high prevalence countries

HI Okagbue, OA Ijezie, VO Samusenkov, EC Erondu… - Scientific African, 2020 - Elsevier
Female genital mutilation/cutting FGM/C is the process of removing part or all of the female
external genitalia. Twenty-nine countries are known to be FGM/C prevalent. The prevalent …