Taking care of women living with female genital mutilation or cutting: Characteristics of the pool of users of two healthcare facilities in Turin, Northern Italy. in Forensic science international / Forensic Sci Int. 2025 Feb;367:112344. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2024.112344. Epub 2024 Dec 10.
2025
AOU Città della Salute di Torino
AOU Novara
Tipo pubblicazione
Journal Article
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Gino S
Department of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, via Solaroli 17, Novara 28100, Italy; AOU Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, Novara 28100, Italy.
Rubini E
CRIMEDIM - Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via Lanino 1, Novara 28100, Italy. Electronic address: elena.rubini@uniupo.it.
Collini F
Department of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Piedmont, via Solaroli 17, Novara 28100, Italy; AOU Maggiore della Carità, Corso Mazzini 18, Novara 28100, Italy.
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Abstract
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a form of gender-based violence (GBV) that may lead to adverse consequences on the physical and psychological health of survivors. Patients living with FGM have unique health needs, which have to be addressed from the perspective of human rights and sexual and reproductive health. The aim of this study was to understand the characteristics of the pool of users of two services targeting this population in Turin, given the significance this may have due to the high migratory flows from countries were FGM is performed. A retrospective review of medical records of patients who accessed FGM-C related care in two healthcare facilities in Turin was performed. The most represented type of FGM was IIb. All patients were of African origin. Many presented psychological sequelae, while a smaller group presented uro-gynaecological symptoms. A high number of survivors were subjected to other forms of GBV during their lifetime. These findings highlight the need for an integrated and multidisciplinary service for the management of survivors of FGM.
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PMID : 39675235
DOI : 10.1016/j.forsciint.2024.112344
Keywords
Female genital mutilation (FGM); Female genital cutting (FGC); Consequences; Gender-Based Violence/statistics & numerical data; Survivors/statistics & numerical data; Adolescent; Young Adult; Middle Aged; Italy/epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Adult; Female; Gender-based violence (GBV); Circumcision, Female/psychology/statistics & numerical data/adverse effects; Humans; Mental health; Sexual and reproductive health (SRH);