Number of individuals the NHS has interacted with where FGM was identified

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Source: NHS Digital

Geographical Area: St Helens

Unit of Measurement: Number of individuals

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from St Helens statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from St Helens statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other St Helens-specific metadata information.

Goal

Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Target

Target 5.3: Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Indicator

Indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of girls and women aged 15–49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age

Organisation

NHS Digital

Contact email

enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk

Definition and concepts

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) refers to “all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons” (World Health Organization, Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation - An interagency statement, WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNIFEM, OHCHR, UNHCR, UNECA, UNESCO, UNDP, UNAIDS, WHO, Geneva, 2008, p.4).

The World Health Organisation defines the four types of female genital mutilation as follows -

Type 1 - Partial or total removal of the clitoral glans (the external and visible part of the clitoris, which is a sensitive part of the female genitals, with the function of providing sexual pleasure to the woman), and/or the prepuce/clitoral hood (the fold of skin surrounding the clitoral glans).

Type 2 - Partial or total removal of the clitoral glans and the labia minora (the inner folds of the vulva), with or without removal of the labia majora (the outer folds of skin of the vulva).

Type 3 - (Often referred to as infibulation). Narrowing of the vaginal opening with the creation of a covering seal. The seal is formed by cutting and repositioning the labia minora, or labia majora. The covering of the vaginal opening is done with or without removal of the clitoral prepuce/clitoral hood and glans (Type I FGM).

Type 4 - All other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, for example pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterization.

Unit of measure

Number of individuals

Data sources

Female Genital Mutilation

Data compilers

National Health Service (NHS)

Comment and limitations

Values between 1-7 are rounded to 5. All other values are rounded to the nearest 5.

Individuals refers to all patients in the reporting period where FGM was identified or a procedure for FGM was undertaken. Each patient is only counted once.

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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Goal

Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Target

Target 5.3: Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

Indicator

Indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of girls and women aged 15–49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age

International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)