doi:10.3390/ijerph191710855engNordmann, KimMartínez-Pérez, Guillermo Z.King, MandellaKüpper, ThomasSubirón Valera, Ana BelénAcceptability of a smartphone application to enhance healthcare to female genital mutilation survivors in Liberia: a qualitative studyART-2022-130672In Liberia, female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a legally allowed initiation ritual in the secret Sande society. Due to the secrecy, Liberian healthcare providers receive little education on FGM/C and its health consequences. As mobile learning approaches proved to efficiently increase providers’ knowledge and skills, a mobile application (‘app’) was designed to support self-learning, decision-making, and the follow-up of FGM/C survivors’ health. The ‘app’ was introduced in a capacity-building project in 2019 and evaluated through this qualitative study to assess healthcare provider’s needs and acceptance. We conducted 22 semi-structured interviews and eight focus group discussions with 42 adult healthcare providers in three Liberian counties. A thematic approach grounded in descriptive phenomenology guided data analysis and led to three main themes: the ‘app’, mobile learning and health education, and personal impression. Healthcare providers judge the ‘app’ useful to broaden their knowledge and skills, which might lead to better FGM/C detection and management. The ‘app’ might further facilitate patient and community education about the negative health consequences of FMG/C, possibly contributing to a reduction of FGM/C prevalence.2022http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/11991510.3390/ijerph191710855http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/119915oai:zaguan.unizar.es:119915International journal of environmental research and public health 19, 17 (2022), 10855 [13 pp.]byhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess