埃塞俄比亚北部的Tigray地区与战争有关的性暴力和基于性别的暴力:基于社区的研究
Girmatsion Fisseha1, Tesfay Gebregzabher Gebrehiwot2, Mengistu Welday Gebremichael3
1School of Public Health, Mekelle University College of Health Sciences, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia.
BMJ global health
|July 21, 2023
概括
与战争相关的性暴力和基于性别的暴力 (SGBV) 在Tigray很普遍,影响了43.3%的女性. 集体强奸是常见的,幸存者迫切需要医疗和心理支持.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 全球健康 全球健康
- 冲突研究 冲突研究
背景情况:
- 性暴力和基于性别的暴力 (SGBV) 是武装冲突期间的一个关键问题,不成比例地影响着妇女和女孩.
- 2020年泰格雷冲突对SGBV的影响仍然没有充分记录.
研究的目的:
- 评估与战争有关的SGBV在受冲突影响的Tigray,埃塞俄比亚的流行和性质.
- 为了确定健康的直接后果,并支持幸存者的需求.
主要方法:
- 在Tigray的52个地区进行了基于社区的调查.
- 5171名在生育年龄 (15-49岁) 的女性被随机选择,采用两阶段集群采样技术.
- 分析涉及加权描述性统计,回归建模和关联测试.
主要成果:
- 总体而言,43.3%的女性至少经历过一种基于性别的暴力形式.
- 强奸,特别是集体强奸 (68.4%的强奸案件),是性暴力的重要组成部分,年轻女性受到影响最大.
- 常见的后果包括身体创伤,性传播疾病,艾滋病毒,意外怀孕和抑郁症; 89.7%的幸存者没有得到暴力后的支持.
结论:
- 与战争有关的SGBV在Tigray是系统性的,集体强奸是性暴力的普遍形式.
- 对于幸存者,迫切需要立即提供医疗和心理护理.
- 长期康复和社区支持对于SGBV幸存者在冲突后的环境中至关重要.
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