Sexual and gender based violence against men in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Effects on survivors, their families and the community

Medicine, Conflict and Survival

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 227-246

  Christian, Mervyn ^a   Safari, Octave ^b   Ramazani, Paul ^b   Burnham, Gilbert ^c   Glass, Nancy ^a  

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

^b Foundation Rama Levina   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Democratic Republic of Congo; male rape; sexual and gender based violence against men; sexual violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; SHAME; SURVIVOR; VIOLENCE; WAR;

ADULT; AGED; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; RAPE; SHAME; SURVIVORS; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 84857076955     PISSN: 13623699     EISSN: 17439396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13623699.2011.645144     Document Type: Article

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