A quantitative assessment of termination of sexual violence-related pregnancies in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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- 作者：Shada A. Rouhani ; Jennifer Scott ; Gillian Burkhardt…
- 关键词：Gender based violence ; Sexual violence ; Termination ; Pregnancy ; Democratic Republic of Congo
- 刊名：Conflict and Health
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：10
- 期：1
- 全文大小：470 KB
- 刊物主题：Medicine/Public Health, general; Emergency Medicine;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1752-1505
文摘
Background Sexual violence is prevalent in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and has resulted in sexual violence-related pregnancies (SVRPs). Despite restrictive laws, women may seek to terminate SVRPs; however, there are limited data on termination of SVRPs.