Female genital mutilation: What knowledge have the doctors about it? A study by the Austrian Institute for Child Rights & Parent Education

Questionnaire 1 on general experiences of doctors and midwives with FGM; Questionnaire 2 on doctors and midwives who are directly in contact with women affected with FGM

Data Collection

Author(s)

Mag.a Bernadette Stiller

Year of data collection

2005 2006

Study population

332 midwives, 330 gynaecologists and 141 paediatricians. Response rate: a total of 105 (13%), including 49 midwives (15%), 36 gynaecologists (11%) and 15 paediatricians (11%).

Prevalence data on FGM

FGM is known to 95.2% or 4.8% have heard about it. 34.6% have detailed knowledge. 80% are aware of criminality in Austria. 60% want more information about FGM in further education. 54.4% of FGM cases are known from the work situation. 23% awareness of people who are affected is relatively high. 36% of respondents have heard von FGM execution in Austria. 62% of medical complications due to FGM. 19% surgically professional conduct

Disaggregated data per country of origin

Countries in which FGM is performed: Country of origin 91.3% Austria 4.3% UK 4.3%

Disaggregated data per age

Age of which the mutilation has performed? 2 years 10% 4 years 10% 5 years 30% 6 years 20% 13 years 20% 14 years 10%

Limitations of study

The preponderance of female respondents is due to the fact that midwives are predominantly found in the questionnaire-run answer.