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dc.contributor.authorMabhala, Mzwandile A.
dc.contributor.authorBelanteri, Rea
dc.contributor.authorHinderaker, Sven Gudmund
dc.contributor.authorWilkinson, Ewan
dc.contributor.authorEpiskopou, Maria
dc.contributor.authorTimire, Collins
dc.contributor.authorDe Plecker, Eva
dc.contributor.authorTakarinda, Kudakwashe
dc.contributor.authorVan den Bergh, Rafael
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-28T12:19:24Z
dc.date.available2020-10-28T12:19:24Z
dc.identifierhttps://chesterrep.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10034/623899/Revised%20Manuscript%20with%20Track%20Changes_V1_sgh-EW-RVdB-EW.pdf?sequence=3
dc.identifier.citationBelanteri, R. A., Hinderaker, S. G., Wilkinson, E., Episkopou, M., Timire, C., De Plecker, E., ... & Van den Bergh, R. (2020). Sexual violence against migrants and asylum seekers. The experience of the MSF clinic on Lesvos Island, Greece. PLoS ONE, 15(9). doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239187en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10034/623899
dc.description.abstractSexual violence can have destructive impact on the lives of people. It is more common in unstable conditions such as during displacement. On the Greek island of Lesvos, Médecins Sans Frontières provided medical care to survivors of sexual violence among the population of asylum seekers arriving there. This study aimed to describe the patterns of sexual violence reported by migrants and asylum seekers and the clinical care provided to them. Methods This is s a descriptive study using routine program data. The study population consisted of migrants and asylum seekers treated for conditions related to sexual violence at the Médecins Sans Frontières clinic on Lesvos Island (September 2017-January 2018). Results We enrolled 215 survivors of sexual violence who reported and were treated, of whom 60 (28%) were male. The majority of incidents reported (90%) were cases of rape; 174 (81%) of survivors were from Africa and 185 (86%) occurred over a month before presentation. Half the incidents (118) occurred in transit, mainly in Turkey, and 76 (35%) in the country of origin; 10 cases (5%) on Lesvos were also observed. The perpetrator was known in 23% of the cases. Only XXX received mental health care, and the need exceeded the capacity of available mental care services. Conclusion Even though the majority of cases delayed seeking medical care after the incident, it is crucial that access to mental health services is guaranteed for those in need. Such access and protection measures for people in transit need to be put in place along migration routes, including in countries nominally considered safe, and secure routes need to be developed.en_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_US
dc.relation.urlhttps://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0239187en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectsexual violenceen_US
dc.subjectmigrantsen_US
dc.subjecthealthen_US
dc.titleSexual violence against migrants and asylum seekers. The experience of the MSF clinic on Lesvos Island, Greece.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.eissn1932-6203en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMédecins Sans Frontières-Operational Centre Brussels; University of Bergen; University of Chester; International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease; AIDS and TB Department, Harare;en_US
dc.identifier.journalPLoS ONEen_US
or.grant.openaccessYesen_US
rioxxterms.funderUnfundeden_US
rioxxterms.identifier.projectUnfundeden_US
rioxxterms.versionAMen_US
rioxxterms.versionofrecordhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pone.0239187en_US
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2020-09-17
rioxxterms.publicationdate2020-09-17
dc.dateAccepted2020-09-01
dc.date.deposited28-10-2020en_US


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