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Table 2 Outline of content and question scripts for interviews and focus group

From: “Nurses and health professionals facing female genital mutilation: a qualitative study “

Thematic axes

Questions

Personal data

Sex

Education

Field of work: Primary Care/Hospital Care

Service/Working unit

Knowledge about FGM

Do you know what FGM is? Do you know the different types of FGM? Do you know the countries where it is practised? Do you know the factors that perpetuate it? Do you know the consequences for the health of women who survive this cultural practice? Do you know if there is legislation on FGM in Spain?

Attitudes and behaviours towards the risk of FGM

Have you ever identified a situation of risk of FGM in a girl? What elements have facilitated/hindered you in this identification? If you have identified the risk, how have you acted, what actions have you taken, have you communicated it to another professional, do you know any protocol for action in these cases?

Have you ever identified a female survivor of FGM in a girl, and what elements have made this identification easier/difficult for you? If you have identified her, how have you acted, what actions have you taken, have you communicated it to another professional, do you know any protocol for action in these cases?

Attitudes and behaviours when faced with a case of FGM