Patterns of sexual violence against adults and children during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya: a prospective cross-sectional study

Patterns of sexual violence against adults and children during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya: a prospective cross-sectional study

ObjectivesThis study examined patterns of sexual violence against adults and children in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic to inform sexual violence prevention, protection, and response efforts.DesignA prospective cross-sectional research design was used with data collected from March to August 202...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ open 2021-09, Vol.11 (9), p.e048636-e048636
Hauptverfasser: Rockowitz, Sarah, Stevens, Laura M, Rockey, James C, Smith, Lisa L, Ritchie, Jessica, Colloff, Melissa F, Kanja, Wangu, Cotton, Jessica, Njoroge, Dorothy, Kamau, Catherine, Flowe, Heather D
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Sprache:eng
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child protection
COVID-19
Cross-sectional studies
Epidemics
Pandemics
Public Health
Rape
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Zusammenfassung:ObjectivesThis study examined patterns of sexual violence against adults and children in Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic to inform sexual violence prevention, protection, and response efforts.DesignA prospective cross-sectional research design was used with data collected from March to August 2020.SettingKenya.Participants317 adults, 224 children.Main measuresPerpetrator and survivor demographic data, characteristics of the assault.ResultsBivariate analyses found that children were more likely than adults to be attacked during daytime (59% vs 44%, p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-048636