Demographics and care-seeking behaviors of sexual violence survivors in South Kivu Province, democratic republic of congo

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 393-401

  Bartels, Susan A ^a,b   Scott, Jennifer A ^a,b,c   Leaning, Jennifer ^b,d   Kelly, Jocelyn T ^b   Joyce, Nina R ^a   Mukwege, Denis ^e   VanRooyen, Michael J ^b,c,d  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e Hopital de Panzi   (Congo)

Author keywords

Conflict; Democratic Republic of Congo; Rape; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL STIGMA; SURVIVORS; TIME FACTORS; WAR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872028353     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 1938744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/dmp.2012.66     Document Type: Article

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