Physical, mental and social consequences in civilians who have experienced war-related sexual violence: a systematic review (1981–2014)

To identify the health outcomes of sexual violence on civilians in conflict zones between 1981 and 2014. Systematic review. For the purpose of this study, we defined sexual violence as sexual torture including, individual rape, gang rape, and sexual slavery. All types of conflicts were included (int...

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Published in:	Public health (London) Vol. 142; pp. 121 - 135
Main Authors:	Ba, I., Bhopal, R.S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2017 Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:	Abandonment Aggression Anxiety Anxiety - psychology Child Children Civilian Civilians Clinical outcomes Conflict Crime Victims - psychology Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data Data processing Depressive Disorder Disease transmission Female Fistulae Gangs Global health Health status Humans Infectious Disease Internal Medicine Long term Male Males Medical libraries Mental depression Mental disorders Mental health Mixed methods research Physical trauma Post traumatic stress disorder Pregnancy Psychological Trauma - psychology Rape Rape - psychology Rectum Relatives Sex crimes Sex Offenses - psychology Sexual assault Sexual Behavior Sexual problems Sexual Violence Sexually transmitted diseases Slavery Social Stigma STD Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology Stress, Psychological - psychology Survivor Survivors - psychology Systematic review Torture Trauma Vagina Violence War Warfare Civilian War Systematic review Rape Conflict Sexual Violence
ISSN:	0033-3506, 1476-5616, 1476-5616
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