119915 20230914083635.0 doi 10.3390/ijerph191710855 sideral 130672 ART-2022-130672 eng Nordmann, Kim Acceptability of a smartphone application to enhance healthcare to female genital mutilation survivors in Liberia: a qualitative study 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted In 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. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 0.828 2022 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2022 Q2 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2022 Q2 Pollution 2022 Q2 5.4 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Martínez-Pérez, Guillermo Z. King, Mandella Küpper, Thomas Subirón Valera, Ana Belén Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-5676-4179 1006 255 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Enfermería 19, 17 (2022), 10855 [13 pp.] Int. j. environ. res. public health International journal of environmental research and public health 1661-7827 381264 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/119915/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2572349 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/119915/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:119915 articulos driver 2023-09-13-14:04:37 ARTICLE