A Congolese-US participatory action research partnership to rebuild the lives of rape survivors and their families in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Global Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 184-195

  Glass, Nancy ^a   Ramazani, Paul ^b   Tosha, Mafille ^b   Mpanano, Mitima ^c   Cinyabuguma, Matthias ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Rama Levina Foundation   (Congo)

^c PAIDEK   (Congo)

^d Great Lakes Restoration   (United States)

Author keywords

human rights; microfinance; participatory action research; sexual and gender based violence; social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGO; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RAPE; SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SURVIVOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84855485443     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2011.594449     Document Type: Article

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