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The problem
Intervention: Group education or one-on-one counseling with information sharing and advocacy about FGM and its health complications
Who it was tested with: Individuals (likely parents and community members) in communities that perform FGM; 816-819 participants across studies.
Experience from people who deliver programmes: stories, case studies and lessons learned. Valuable for understanding how and why, and for spotting what to test next, but not a measure of effect.
"Four observational studies were included" and "Very low-certainty evidence showed that a higher proportion of individuals in group education plus information sharing had improved knowledge about FGM and its complications...compared with 'no intervention'". The review evaluated before-and-after changes in knowledge, attitudes, and commitments in response to educational interventions, using comparison groups receiving no intervention.
Very low certainty of evidence; only four observational studies included; no randomized controlled trials; lack of data on actual FGM prevention outcomes (only measured knowledge, attitudes, and intentions rather than behavior change); unclear follow-up duration
Across countries and designs
1 study · 2 countries
