Health Services for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Northern Uganda: A Qualitative Study

Reproductive Health Matters

Volumn 16, Issue 31, 2008, Pages 122-131

  Henttonen, Mirkka ^a   Watts, Charlotte ^b   Roberts, Bayard ^c   Kaducu, Felix ^d   Borchert, Matthias ^e  

^a Finnish HIV Foundation / AIDS Council   (Finland)

^b Gender Institute   (United Kingdom)

^c Health Policy Unit   (United Kingdom)

^d GULU UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conflict and crisis settings; gender based violence; law and policy; sexual and reproductive health services; sexual violence and abuse; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; GENDER; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RAPE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SEXUAL HEALTH; SURVIVOR; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ALTRUISM; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; REFUGEES; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVORS; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; WAR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 44449133161     PISSN: 09688080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-8080(08)31353-6     Document Type: Article

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