Views of female genital mutilation survivors, men and health-care professionals on timing of deinfibulation surgery and NHS service provision: qualitative FGM Sister Study

Laura Jones ^1,^*, Emma Danks ¹, Benjamin Costello ¹, Kate Jolly ¹, Fiona Cross-Sudworth ¹, Pallavi Latthe ², Meg Fassam-Wright ³, Joanne Clarke ¹, Alison Byrne ⁴, Julie Taylor ⁵

¹ Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
² Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
³ National FGM Centre, Barnardo’s, Barnardo House, Ilford, UK
⁴ University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK
⁵ School of Nursing, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
^* Corresponding author Email: L.L.Jones@bham.ac.uk

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