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| Title |
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of female genital mutilation/cutting among health care professionals in The Gambia: a multiethnic study
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-851 |
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| Authors |
Adriana Kaplan, Suiberto Hechavarría, Mariola Bernal, Isabelle Bonhoure |
| Abstract |
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a harmful traditional practice with severe consequences for the health and well-being of girls and women. Health care professionals (HCPs) are therefore expected to be aware of how to identify and manage these consequences in order to ensure that those affected by the practice receive quality health care. Moreover, their integration and legitimacy within the communities allow them to play a key role in the prevention of the practice. Nevertheless, the perception of HCPs on FGM/C has been barely explored in African contexts. This study seeks to contribute to this field of knowledge by examining the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding FGM/C among HCPs working in rural settings in The Gambia. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 220 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 2 | <1% |
| Uganda | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 216 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 39 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 11% |
| Researcher | 23 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 11 | 5% |
| Other | 42 | 19% |
| Unknown | 62 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 23% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 35 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 21 | 10% |
| Psychology | 8 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 24 | 11% |
| Unknown | 74 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 November 2022.
All research outputs
#5,991,395
of 23,151,189 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#6,152
of 15,112 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#45,897
of 180,377 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#128
of 298 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,151,189 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 73rd percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 15,112 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 13.9. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 58% of its peers.
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