TY - JOUR PY - 2020// TI - The impact of COVID-19 on services for people affected by sexual and gender-based violence JO - International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics A1 - Johnson, Katy A1 - Green, Lindsey A1 - Volpellier, Muriel A1 - Kidenda, Suzanne A1 - McHale, Thomas A1 - Naimer, Karen A1 - Mishori, Ranit SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), and particularly intimate partner violence (IPV), has spiked dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the pandemic is impacting and interrupting SGBV and IPV services of all kinds. This paper focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical care and forensic medical documentation for SGBV survivors, including an analysis of the response in the UK and Kenya, and provides recommendations for safe implementation of these services during the pandemic.

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LA - en SN - 0020-7292 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13285 ID - ref1 ER -