Outpatients’ Perspectives on Problems and Needs Related to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Qualitative Study from Somaliland

Table 1

Classifications of FGM/C according to WHO [4].

Type I, clitoridectomy	Total or partial removal of the clitoris and/or the prepuce.
Type II, excision	Total or partial removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora.
Type III, infibulation	Narrowing of the vaginal opening through creation of a covering seal by cutting and repositioning of the inner or outer labia, with or without excision of the clitoris.
Type IV, other	Includes all other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for nonmedical purposes, such as pricking, piercing, scraping, incising, or cauterization.