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Sexual Violence Against Adult Women Immediately Before, During, and After Natural Disasters: A Scoping Review
Serena Robbins1, Sarah E Patel
1School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO.
Background:
Natural disasters are increasing in severity and frequency, whereas women's increased risk for sexual violence (SV) during disasters is largely ignored by disaster management.
Aims:
To assess what is known in the literature about SV towards adult women immediately before, during, and after natural disasters to inform forensic nursing practice.
Methods:
Following the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) framework, primary literature was searched in CINAHL, PubMed, and PsycINFO. Twenty-two sources met inclusion criteria.
Results:
Few theoretically based high-level studies, and multiple terms to describe similar phenomena limiting comparison between studies. Despite searching in CINAHL, no authors were nurses, and no sources came from nursing journals.
Discussion:
Quality research addressing sexual violence against women during disasters is needed. Forensic nurses are well poised to bring awareness and collaborate with emergency management agencies to lead regulation and policy change, advancing gender-sensitive disaster management.
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