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Reinholdz H, Palmieri J, Frielingsdorf H, Katungu Kalere E, Nteziryayo Heritier G, et al.

2025-04-05 • Conflict and Health

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Sexual violence is widespread in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including in the North Kivu province. Moreover, in this r...

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Satapathi S

2024-11-08 • MSF Scientific Days Asia 2024

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Martínez Torre S, Sordo L, Sagrado Benito MJ, Llosa AE, Carrascal Maldonado A, et al.

2024-10-16 • Conflict and Health

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Con...

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Malden D, Datta P, Pharand S, Gharami D, Akter R, et al.

2024-05-16 • MSF Scientific Day International 2024

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Reinholdz H, Agardh A, Verputten M, Byenda J, Frielingsdorf H

2024-04-25 • Global Health Action

BACKGROUND
Sexual violence is widespread in war-torn North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Timely access to care is crucial for the healing and wellbeing...

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MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières)

2023-10-24

Between 2018 and 2022, teams from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in the Central African Republic (CAR) took care of over 19,500 survivors of sexual violence across the country.

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Lorvinsky J, Pringle J, Filion F, Gagnon AJ

2023-08-29 • PLOS One

While most individuals who have experienced sex trafficking will seek medical attention during their exploitation, very few will be identified by healthcare professionals (HCP). It const...

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Bossard C, Chihana ML, Nicholas S, Mauambeta D, Weinstein D, et al.

2022-12-30 • PLOS One

Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are a hard-to-reach and understudied population, especially those who begin selling sex at a young age. In one of the most economically disadvantaged regions in...

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Martinez Torre S, Carreño C, Sordo L, Llosa AE, Ousley J, et al.

2022-11-30 • MSF Paediatric Days 2022

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Akol AD, Caluwaerts S, Weeks AD

2016-04-20 • British Medical Journal (BMJ)

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Buard V, Van der Bergh R, Tayler-Smith K, Godia P, Sobry A, et al.

2013-06-21 • Public Health Action

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Médecins Sans Frontières Clinic for sexual gender-based violence (SGBV), Nairobi, Kenya.

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Among survivors of SGBV in 2011, to describe demographic char...

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Chacko L, Ford NP, Sabaiti M, Siddiqui R

2012-02-12 • Sexually Transmitted Infections

ObjectiveTo assess adherence to post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for the prevention of HIV infection in victims of sexual assault.MethodsThe authors carried out a systematic review, rando...

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Venables E, Seisun C, Malou EN, Gatkuoth MM, Chop Kuony C, et al.

2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research

INTRODUCTION
Sexual violence remains commonplace in conflict settings and has a devastating impact on the physical and mental health of survivors. We built on previous research by th...

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Forrester JD, Forrester JA, Basimuoneye JP, Tahir MZ, Trelles M, et al.

2017-04-08 • Surgery

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Armed conflict increasingly involves civilian populations, and health care needs may be immense. We hypothesized that sex disparities may exist among persons receiving ope...

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Loko Roka J, Van der Bergh R, Au S, de Plecker E, Zachariah R, et al.

2014-10-20 • PLOS One

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Outcomes of sexual violence care programmes may vary according to the profile of survivors, type of violence suffered, and local context. Analysis of existing sexual viole...

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Venables E

2021-05-18 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research

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Venables E

2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research

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Ogbe E, Harmon S, Van der Bergh R, Degomme O

2020-06-25 • PLOS One

BACKGROUND
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a key public health issue, with a myriad of physical, sexual and emotional consequences for the survivors of violence. Social support ha...

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Verputten M, Gray NSB, Siddiqui R, Mohan H, Borgundvaag E, et al.

2020-05-20 • MSF Scientific Days International 2020: Research

INTRODUCTION
An estimated one in three women globally experience sexual violence (SV) and intimate partner violence. MSF has provided comprehensive medical and psychosocial care for ...

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Himanshu M, Sharmin S, Renjhen P, Saheb B, Gupta V

2018-07-01

2 Research question and objectives
2.1 Research question
To identify factors that could improve SGBV service utilisation and acceptance amongst MSF’s catchment population in D...

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Community perceptions about factors influencing access to care after sexual violence in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a qualitative study

The ubiquity of violence in the lives of women with disabilities in Odisha

Key mental health differences in conflict-related sexual violence and how sex, severity, and early intervention impact on improvement: a retrospective observational study

Providing medical care and psychosocial support for survivors of sexual violence in Rohingya refugee and host populations in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 2017-2023

Care-seeking patterns and timely access to care among survivors of sexual violence in North Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a retrospective file-based study

Invisible Wounds: MSF findings on sexual violence in CAR between 2018 and 2022

Sex trafficking survivors’ experiences with the healthcare system during exploitation: A qualitative study

HIV, sexual violence, and termination of pregnancy among adolescent and adult female sex workers in Malawi: A respondent-driven sampling study

Severity, symptomatology, and treatment duration for paediatric mental health disorders: A retrospective analysis from a conflict affected region of northern Nigeria

Pregnant Women in War Zones

Characteristics, medical management and outcomes of survivors of sexual gender-based violence, Nairobi, Kenya

Adherence to HIV post-exposure prophylaxis in victims of sexual assault: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Engaging men in preventing sexual violence in South Sudan and the Central African Republic: a qualitative study

Sex disparities among persons receiving operative care during armed conflicts

One size fits all? Standardised provision of care for survivors of sexual violence in conflict and post-conflict areas in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Engaging men in preventing sexual violence in South Sudan and the Central African Republic: a qualitative study

Engaging men in preventing sexual violence in South Sudan and the Central African Republic: a qualitative study

A systematic review of intimate partner violence interventions focused on improving social support and/ mental health outcomes of survivors

Improving access to care for survivors of sexual violence: knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceptions in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and New Delhi, India

Improving utilisation of services for sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV): knowledge, attitudes, practices and perceptions (KAP) in Jahangipuri, Delhi India protocol