@article{ref1,
title="Violence against women and children following the 2011 Great East Japan Disaster: making the invisible visible through research",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2019",
author="Yoshihama, Mieko and Yunomae, Tomoko and Tsuge, Azumi and Ikeda, Keiko and Masai, Reiko",
volume="25",
number="7",
pages="862-881",
abstract="This study reports on 82 unduplicated cases of violence against women and children after the Great East Japan Disaster of March 2011. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire from informants who worked with the disaster-affected populations. In addition to domestic violence, reported cases involved sexual assault and unwanted sexual contact, including quid pro quo assault perpetrated by nonintimates. Perpetrators often exploited a sense of fear, helplessness, and powerlessness and used threats to force compliance with sexual demands in exchange for life-sustaining resources. <br><br>FINDINGS point to the urgent need to develop measures to prevent and respond to postdisaster gender-based violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801218802642",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801218802642"
}