Fistula and Traumatic Genital Injury from Sexual Violence in a Conflict Setting in Eastern Congo: Case Studies

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 16, Issue 31, 2008, Pages 132-141

  Longombe, Ahuka Ona ^a   Claude, Kasereka Masumbuko ^b   Ruminjo, Joseph ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KISANGANI   (Congo)

^b Université Catholique de Graben   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^c EngenderHealth/ACQUIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

conflict and crisis settings; Democratic Republic of Congo; fistula; sexual violence; traumatic genital injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONGO; COORDINATION; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENITAL INJURY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PERINEUM INJURY; POLICE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; RAPE; RECTOVAGINAL FISTULA; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINAL INJURY; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; CHILD; CONGO; FEMALE; FISTULA; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEX OFFENSES; SURVIVORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WAR;

EID: 44349089929     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(08)31350-0     Document Type: Article

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