Women and children bear substantial morbidity and mortality as a result of armed conflicts.
This Series paper focuses on the direct (due to violence) and indirect health effects of armed …

Objectives To identify the health outcomes of sexual violence on civilians in conflict zones
between 1981 and 2014. Study design Systematic review. Methods For the purpose of this …

Background The purpose of the present study is to showcase the image of Sexual Violence
(SV) temporal trends through exploring differences in its prevalence rates during 1990–2017 …

Recent international relations scholarship tends to view sexual violence, especially rape, as
an exceptional—if not aberrant—phenomenon in war and armed conflict. Indeed, it often …

Background Conflict and humanitarian crises increase the risk of both intimate partner
violence and non-partner sexual violence against women and girls. We measured the …

This systematic review of reviews synthesizes evidence on the impact of interventions to
prevent violence against adolescent girls and young women 10–24 years (VAWG) in low …

Sexual violence and intimate partner violence are exacerbated by armed conflict and other
humanitarian crises. This narrative systematic review of evidence for interventions to reduce …

Background: Gender based violence (GBV) remains one of the most serious threats to the
health and safety of women and girls worldwide. The problem is even more pronounced in …

Abstract Background The Syrian refugee crisis has led to massive displacement into
neighboring countries including Jordan. This crisis has caused a significant strain on the …

Objectives Sexual violence can have a destructive impact on the lives of people. It is more
common in unstable conditions such as during displacement or migration of people. On the …