Akinsulure-Smith Adeyinka M, Chu Tracy
a Department of Psychology , The Colin Powell School of Civic and Global Service, City College, City University of New York , New York , New York , USA.
b Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences , Brooklyn College, City University of New York , Brooklyn , New York , USA.
Health Care Women Int. 2017 May;38(5):463-477. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2017.1294593. Epub 2017 Feb 13.
In this project, we explored knowledge and attitudes toward female genital cutting (FGC) in a survey of 107 West African immigrants, including 36 men. Men in this study were as knowledgeable about the health consequences of FGC as women, though with a less nuanced understanding. They also rejected the practice at rates comparable to women. Despite this knowledge and rejection of FGC, most men did not express a personal preference for women with or without FGC in intimate relationships. Future research and interventions must explore men's opposition to FGC and emphasize the impact of FGC on their partners' gynecological and reproductive health.
在这个项目中，我们对107名西非移民（包括36名男性）进行了调查，以探究他们对女性生殖器切割（FGC）的了解和态度。该研究中的男性对FGC的健康后果的了解程度与女性相当，尽管理解不够细致入微。他们拒绝这种做法的比例也与女性相当。尽管了解FGC且持反对态度，但大多数男性在亲密关系中并未表达对有或没有FGC的女性的个人偏好。未来的研究和干预措施必须探究男性对FGC的反对态度，并强调FGC对其伴侣的妇科和生殖健康的影响。
