Table 1.
Study characteristics
| Authors [Year] |
Study Country | Study Design | Evaluated Variable | Number of Participants |
Mean age of participants or Age range |
Health practitioner Specialty | Gender proportion [male/female] |
Quality Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Reitsma (2011) [16] |
Netherlands | Cross-sectional |
Attitudes, experiences, and performance of labioplasty |
164 | 44.5 |
GP = 80, Gynecologist = 41, Plastic Surgeon = 43 |
[96/48] | [14/20] * |
|
Lowenstein (2014) [26] |
Different countries | Cross-sectional study |
Attitudes toward indications for FGPS. |
360 |
48 [23–72] |
Gynecologist = 36, Urologists = 187, Family physicians = 47, Psychiatrists and other specialties [e.g., cardiologists, endocrinologists] = 36 |
[226/94] | [12/20] * |
|
Harding (2015) [4] |
Australia | Qualitative study | Viewpoints | 27 | 28–66 |
GPs, Gynecologists and Plastic Surgeons Nurses, 2ee, Sexual Health Physician and Policymaker |
[7/20] | [6/10] ** |
|
Simonis (2016) [2] |
Australia | Cross-sectional study |
Knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding female genital cosmetic surgery |
443 | 52.9 | General Practitioner | [116/327] | [15/20] * |
|
Yeğin (2021) [27] |
Turkey | Cross-sectional study |
Attitudes towards Female Genital Cosmetic Procedures |
623 | NR |
Medical students = 120, Professional: Obstetrics and gynecology = 183, General practitioners = 101, other surgical = 117, other non-surgical = 102 |
[265/358] | [15/20] * |
|
Iqbal (2021) [32] |
Saudi Arabia | Cross-sectional |
Opinion and ethical consideration of FGCPs |
260 | NR |
Consultant gynecology = 20, Medical students = 117, Postgraduate trainee gynecology = 35, Postgraduate trainee surgery = 30, MBBS Graduates = 48, Other specialties = 10 |
[53/207] | [13/20] |
|
Sawan (2022) [1] |
Saudi Arabia | Cross-sectional |
Attitudes toward female genital cosmetic surgeries |
165 | 24–60 |
Obstetrics and gynecology = 136, Plastic, and reconstructive surgery = 29 |
[48/117] | [16/20] * |
|
Kirkman (2024) [33] |
Australia | Qualitative study | Identifying discourses that explained or justified FGCPs | 21 | 32–76 | Health professionals = 16 (gynaecologists = 4, plastic surgeons = 4, cosmetic surgeons = 3, GPs = 1, nurses = 3, pelvic floor physiotherapists = 1) and non-health professionals = 4(beauty therapists = 4, body piercers = 1) | NR | [7/10] ** |
NR: Non-Reported
*AXIS
**JBI