title: Key points for abolishing Female Genital Mutilation from the perspective of the men involved.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  female Genital Mutilation is internationally considered an affront on human rights and an act of violence against women and young girls. Furthermore, it hierarchises and perpetuates inequality and denies the right to bodily and psychosocial integrity of women and young girls.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to detect the key points for the abolition of Female Genital Mutilation as well as the necessary resources for its eradication.
  
  
  METHODS
  a qualitative methodology with an ethnonursing perspective, via semi-structured interviews, held both individually and in groups, in 21 men familiar with Female Genital Mutilation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  through the voices of men familiar with this tradition, five key points are presented for its gradual eradication: sensitisation and awareness building, team action, abolition-promoting media, focusing action on rural areas and applying educational means before punitive ones.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  awareness-raising via the combined efforts of families, communities and governments, together with the promotion of health education programmes in demonstrating the complications derived from this practice, play a vital part in eradicating Female Genital Mutilation.
authors.affiliation: University of Alicante, Department of Nursing, Spain. Electronic address: ismaeljr1990@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ismael Jiménez
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Murcia, C/ Salvador de Madariaga, N°5, 5°B, CP: 30009 Murcia, Spain. Electronic address: palmansa@um.es.
authors.forename: Pilar Almansa
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Murcia, C/ Pasaje Latino N°:3, 5°B, CP: 30500, Molina de Segura, Murcia, Spain. Electronic address: mariadelmarpastorbravo@gmail.com.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Del Mar Pastor Bravo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D019093:Circumcision, Female / Q000208:ethnology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology*; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Female circumcision; Men; Nursing; Qualitative research; Transcultural