Experience of intimate partner violence and non-partner sexual violence in conflict-affected settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Murphy, ER Smith, S Chandarana… - Trauma, Violence, & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This review aims to contribute to the understanding of violence against women and girls in
conflict-affected and fragile settings through a systematic review and meta-analysis to …

A scoping review of nursing interventions to reduce PTSD in adolescents who have been sexually abused

I Yosep, S Suryani, HS Mediani, A Mardhiyah… - BMC nursing, 2024 - Springer
Incidences of sexual violence have increased over the past few years. The negative impacts
of sexual violence on adolescents are social isolation, low self-esteem, and disrupting the …

Traumatic life events and association with depression, anxiety, and somatization symptoms in female refugees

JK Moran, J Jesuthasan, I Schalinski… - JAMA network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Different types of traumatic life events have varying impacts on symptoms of
depression, anxiety, and somatization. For women from areas of the world experiencing war …

Negative consequences of conflict-related sexual violence on survivors: a systematic review of qualitative evidence

E Rubini, M Valente, M Trentin, G Facci… - International journal for …, 2023 - Springer
Background Conflicts exacerbate dynamics of power and inequalities through violence
normalization, which acts as a facilitator for conflict-related sexual violence. Literature …

Conflict, displacement and overlapping vulnerabilities: Understanding risk factors for gender based violence among displaced women in eastern democratic Republic …

J Kelly, M Holmes, N Gibbons… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in decades-long
conflict that has resulted in the forced displacement of millions of people and extremely high …

Sexual violence in Ukraine

J Mannell - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine. Reports of sexual
violence against women and girls began to emerge less than two months later. Multiple …

Risk and protective factors for violence against women and girls living in conflict and natural disaster-affected settings: a systematic review

M Murphy, M Ellsberg, A Balogun… - Trauma, Violence, & …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This systematic review provides an overview of existing research on risk and protective
factors associated with violence against women and girls (VAWG) in conflict and natural …

Gender-based violence and its determinants among refugees and internally displaced women in Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

G Tadesse, F Andualem, G Rtbey, G Nakie… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Gender-based violence is a serious public health concern and affects a large
number of women and girls in humanitarian emergencies. Despite this, there is a dearth of …

Opportunities and challenges in preventing violence against adolescent girls through gender transformative, whole-family support programming in Northeast Nigeria

A Koris, S Steven, V Akika, C Puls, C Okoro, D Bitrus… - Conflict and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Household violence is one of the most prevalent forms of gender-based
violence faced by adolescent girls in humanitarian settings. A growing evidence base …

Intention of staff and students to use internal whistleblowing to report sexual violence: a case study of a Nigerian university

AA Ogunfowokan, T Ayotunde… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Sexual violence with its enormous negative consequences has become an epidemic most
especially among the young populations. An effective danger-proof reporting system is …