The impact of COVID‐19 on services for people affected by sexual and gender‐based violence
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Authors
Johnson, Katy
Green, Lindsey
Volpellier, Muriel
Kidenda, Suzanne
McHale, Thomas
Naimer, Karen
Mishori, Ranit
Issue Date
2020-07-17
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Clinical Care , COVID‐19 , Domestic Violence , Forensic Examination , Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) , Sexual and Gender‐Based Violence , Sexual Violence
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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.
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Citation
Johnson, K., Green, L., Volpellier, M., Kidenda, S., McHale, T., Naimer, K., & Mishori, R. (2020). The impact of COVID-19 on services for people affected by sexual and gender-based violence. International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 150(3), 285–287. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13285
Publisher
International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics: The Official Organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics