Estimates and determinants of sexual violence against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1060-1067

  Peterman, Amber ^a   Palermo, Tia ^b   Bredenkamp, Caryn ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; RAPE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RAPE; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSE ABUSE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956374195     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.300070     Document Type: Article

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