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The impact of COVID‐19 on services for people affected by sexual and gender‐based violence

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and particularly intimate partner violence (IPV), has spiked dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the pandemic is impacting and interrupting SGBV and IPV services of all kinds. This paper focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical care and forensic medical documentation for SGBV survivors, including an analysis of the response in the UK and Kenya, and provides recommendations for safe implementation of these services during the pandemic.

Source: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13285

Authors: Katy Johnson, Lindsey Green, Muriel Volpellier, Suzanne Kidenda, Thomas McHale, Karen Naimer, Ranit Mishori

Institutions: Physicians for Human Rights, King's College Hospital, Georgetown University

Language: English

Topic: Intimate Partner and Family Violence

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Gender equality

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W3042995103

FWCI: 8.053

Cites: 2

Cited by: 77

Related to: 10