Open AccessEstimates and Determinants of Sexual Violence Against Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Author(s) -
Amber Peterman,
Tia Palermo,
Caryn Bredenkamp
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2010.300070
Subject(s) - sexual violence , impunity , domestic violence , population , sexual abuse , demography , poison control , medicine , logistic regression , injury prevention , environmental health , psychology , criminology , human rights , political science , sociology , law
We sought to provide data-based estimates of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and describe risk factors for such violence.