Can reproductive health services be used to screen for sexual and gender-based violence in post-conflict Northern Uganda? – a pilot study
Conclusion: Undetected SGBV remains a significant problem in post-conflict northern Uganda. RHS workers, following specifictraining, can effectively screen for and identify otherwise unrecognised survivors of SGBV. This matters because withoutongoing detection, survivors have no opportunity for resolution, healing or help.Keywords: SGBV; resource-poor setting; Screening.
Source: African Health Sciences - Category: African Health Authors: Keneth Opiro, Francis Pebolo Pebalo, Neil J Scolding, Charlotte Hardy Source Type: research
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