Knowledge and Perspective of Healthcare Professionals About Female Genital Mutation

Knowledge and Perspective of Healthcare Professionals Related to Female Genital Mutation: a Regional Survey

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04936386

Acronym

FMG-HCPROF

Enrollment

450

Registered

2021-06-23

Start date

2021-04-01

Completion date

2021-07-31

Last updated

2022-02-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Female Genital Mutilation Type III Status, Female Genital Mutilation Type II Status, Female Genital Mutilation Type I Status

Keywords

female genital mutilation, healthcare professionals

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSurvey

The survey is composed 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 design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
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)

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026