Exploring the journey from infibulation to defibulation: A qualitative case study

Diplôme Master Exploring the journey from infibulation to defibulation: A qualitative case study eng 2024-09-03 author Divorne Manon 990596 director Cairo Notari Sarah 706164 Section de psychologie (PSICO) 77 <p>This study explored the experience of defibulation with a focus on its bio-psycho-social effects, about which little is known in the scientific literature. Defibulation is a restorative surgical procedure offered to women who have undergone infibulation, a form of female genital mutilation. We analyzed the experiences of a 47-year-old Sudanese woman who underwent infibulation at age 6 and defibulation at age 44. To understand the meaning of these experiences and how they affected her in a psychosocial and sexual way, the participant shared her journey in a semi-structured interview. Using reflexive thematic analysis, six themes were created based on a verbatim transcript of the interview. The themes indicated that both infibulation and defibulation had an overarching impact on several areas of the participant's life. The defibulation itself partially reactivated a trauma linked to the infibulation and brought mixed feelings. Nevertheless, the defibulation was perceived as being the right choice for the participant. This study confirms that this issue appears to be under-recognized in clinical practice and that there is a need to improve general knowledge of FGM/C and to share guidelines.</p> Dewey 150 Maitrise universitaire en psychologie 108 Section de psychologie 71 false 47e4cc5a-fd8f-4605-9fd7-09c7f99a0d36 Master thesis Private Divorne_Manon_Mémoire_Août2024.pdf 1674972 application/pdf 9402f43ab96302da3436c54060f736b268643f2b31b054738a6f1c6fc9618110 closedAccess Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie

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