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Volume 6, Issue 4 (Suppl)
J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168
Euro Nursing 2017
October 26-28, 2017
32
nd
EURO
NURSING AND MEDICARE SUMMIT
October 26-28, 2017 | Paris, France
A sexual violence type: Female genital mutilation
Yurdagül Yagmur
and
Sidar Aytekin
Inönü University, Turkey
A
significant public health problem around the world that has been more on the agenda due to immigration is female genital
mutilasyon (FGM). FGM is the damage to woman’s exterior genital organ by cutting in different levels with cultural,
religious and other unrelated health causes. Nowadays, with the rise of immigration rate, an increse is seen in the number of
the women and girls who suffered from FGMwhich is a sort of sexual violence. In addition, a part of women and girls are at risk
of practicing FGM. Although FGM is not being supported by any religion, people are exposed to this case by lots of religious
leaders or traditional applicants who have been respected by the society. Moreover, FGM is one of the biggest obstacle in front
of achieving gender equality. Because, FGM has been adopted as a necessity part of growing a reasonable girl, virginity before
marriage and protection of loyalty to husband after marriage, a symbol of stepping into womanhood, and a part of cultural
heritage. Furthermore, it is aimed prevention of women’s pleasure from sexuality. Besides excessive physical and psychological
traumas, women who are exposed to FGM practice encounter with bleeding, infection, üriner retansiyon, disorders in sexual
function, infertilite, high risk labor cases and death. Most of the women living in the countries where FGM is practiced wish
this practice to be terminated. Also, it has been shown that men are more eager than women that FGM should be terminated.
However, due to social pressure, girls and women continue to force this practice. In this direction, the education of parents and
promoting public awareness by health professionals will solve this matter with helping international cooperation.
Key words
: female genital mutilation, nursing, reproductive problems
Biography
Sidar Aytekin is student of PhD program from İnönü University Institute of Health Science. She has been working as a clinical nurse in Diyarbakır province of Turkey
since 2013.
sidaraytekin@gmail.comYurdagül Yagmur et al., J Nurs Care 2017, 6:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-061