a Department of Physiatrist and Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Zaragoza , Zaragoza , Spain.
Cult Health Sex. 2013;15(10):1191-205. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2013.811613. Epub 2013 Aug 1.
Labia minora elongation is a common traditional female genital modification practice among the members of the Baganda ethnic group in Uganda. In 2002, a study carried out by the Padua Working Group on Female Genital Mutilation analysed how Baganda girls residing in Wakiso District graphically represented their experiences of labia minora elongation. In the present study, using the same methodology and in the same geographic setting 10 years later, we asked young men and women to prepare graphical representations of this rite. The purpose was to learn about how the practice is perceived and represented, describing the differences found in their testimonies, and comparing the findings with the former study. A total of 36 respondents (21 male and 15 female), aged between 9 and 15 years old participated in the study. The drawings were analysed using a three-themes analysis frame with a focus on setting, subject and operator. Differences were detected between how young women and men represented this practice. Educational interventions may be helpful to address the doubts, concerns, anxieties and misconceptions that Baganda youth may have concerning traditional genital practices.
阴唇拉长术是乌干达巴干达人种群体中常见的传统女性生殖器改造习俗。2002 年，帕多瓦女性生殖器切割问题工作组进行了一项研究，分析了居住在瓦基索区的巴干达女孩如何用图形来描述她们的阴唇拉长术经历。在本研究中，10 年后，我们使用相同的方法和相同的地理环境，要求年轻男女制作这种仪式的图形表示。目的是了解人们对这种习俗的看法和表现，描述在证词中发现的差异，并将这些发现与之前的研究进行比较。共有 36 名受访者（21 名男性和 15 名女性），年龄在 9 至 15 岁之间，参加了这项研究。这些图画采用了一个以环境、主题和操作者为重点的三个主题分析框架进行分析。研究发现，年轻女性和男性对这种做法的表现存在差异。教育干预措施可能有助于解决巴干达青年对传统生殖器习俗可能存在的疑虑、担忧、焦虑和误解。
