An analysis of YouTube videos on female genital mutilation as a global issue

Abstract

Objective: Female genital mutilation is the removal of female genital organs for non-medical reasons, which is widely practiced worldwide. Female genital mutilation is a dark subject for the scientific world since it is often practiced in closed societies. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the role of YouTube videos in the prevention of female genital mutilation.
Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an internet search was conducted on YouTube.com on May 1, 2021, using the keywords «female genital mutilation» and «female circumcision» on a web browser with a clear cache and latest updates. Search results were evaluated in terms of the demographic characteristics of uploaders and the quality and reliability of the videos.
Results: Most of the videos were shared by women. The videos shared by women and healthcare professionals were higher quality and more reliable compared to videos uploaded by men and religious personnel.
Conclusion: YouTube.com videos may be beneficial for the prevention of female genital mutilation, but more attention should be paid to this issue, particularly by healthcare professionals, and more reliable videos with the higher quality should be shared.

Keywords

• Circumcision
• Female
• Genitalia

Küresel bir sorun olarak kadın sünneti üzerine YouTube videolarının bir analizi

Abstract

Amaç: Kadın sünneti, tüm dünyada yaygın olarak uygulanan, tıbbi olmayan nedenlerle kadın genital organının çıkarılmasıdır. Kadın sünneti genellikle kapalı toplumlarda uygulandığından bilim dünyası için karanlık bir konudur. Bu çalışmada kadın sünnetinin önlenmesinde YouTube videolarının rolünü değerlendirmeyi amaçladık.
Gereç ve Yöntemler: Bu kesitsel çalışmada YouTube.com web sayfasında 1 Mayıs 2021 tarihinde “female genital mutilation” ve “female circumcision” anahtar kelimeleri kullanılarak net önbellek ve son güncellemeler içeren bir web tarayıcısında internet araması yapılmıştır. Arama sonuçları, yükleyicilerin demografik özellikleri, videoların kalitesi ve güvenilirliği açısından değerlendirildi.
Bulgular: Videoların çoğu kadınlar tarafından paylaşıldı. Kadınların ve sağlık çalışanlarının paylaştığı videolar, erkekler ve din görevlileri tarafından yüklenen videolara göre daha kaliteli ve daha güvenilirdi.
Sonuç: YouTube.com videoları kadın sünnetinin önlenmesi için faydalı olabilir ancak özellikle sağlık çalışanları tarafından bu konuya daha fazla dikkat edilmeli ve daha güvenilir ve daha kaliteli videolar paylaşılmalıdır.

Keywords

• Sirkümsizyon
• kadın
• genitalya

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