Knowledge and Perspective of Healthcare Professionals About Female Genital Mutation

Completed

• Conditions: Female Genital Mutilation Type III Status; Female Genital Mutilation Type I Status; Female Genital Mutilation Type II Status
• Interventions: Behavioral: Survey

• Registration Number: NCT04936386
• Lead Sponsor: Piazza della Vittoria 14 Studio Medico - Ginecologia e Ostetricia

Brief Summary

Each year over three million girls are at risk of being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) in several African countries. This regional survey aims to evaluate knowledge and perspective of healthcare professionals related to FGM.

Detailed Description

The survey iscomposed of 4 different sections: the first section included questions about demographic data of participants; the second part evaluated responders' knowledge about FGM; the third section focused on participants' working experience with patients affected by FGM and personal attitude related to this topic.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-04-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-06-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-06-19
• Study First Posted: 2021-06-23
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-30
• Study Completion: 2021-07-31
• Status Verified: 2022-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-02-04
• Last Update Posted: 2022-02-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 450

Inclusion Criteria

• medical specialists
• general medical practicians
• medical residents
• midwives
• professional nurses
• medical students
• residence in Liguria (Italy)

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Healthcare professionals	Survey	Healthcare professionals (medical specialists and general practitioners, medical residents, midwives, professional nurses, medical students).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mean score related to knowledge about FGM	Baseline	10-point score (0:minimal knowledge; 10: extensive knowledge) related to the knowledge of responders about FGM
Proportion of responders with active role in contrasting the procedures	Baseline	Evalution of the personale attitude of responders to the topic (active role in contrasting the procedures)
Proportion of responders feeling confortable in treating patients affected	Baseline	Evalution of the personale attitude of responders to the topic (responders feeling confortable in treating patients affected)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino; 🇮🇹 Genova, Italy