TY - JOUR
PY - 2020//
TI - "Journey of hope": a study on sexual gender-based violence reported by asylum-seeking women during their journey to Europe
JO - Epidemiologia e Prevenzione
A1 - Bronsino, Martina
A1 - Ricceri, Fulvio
A1 - Sacerdote, Carlotta
A1 - Pepe, Roberto Raffaele
A1 - Spinazzola, Matteo
A1 - Castagneri, Chiara
SP - 102
EP - 106
VL - 44
IS - 5-6 Suppl 1
N2 - OBJECTIVES: to describe sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) reported by asylum-seeking women during their journey from their country of origin to Italy, using data obtained from medical record of asylum seekers hosted between June 2016 and December 2017 at the "T. Fenoglio" Red Cross Reception Centre, one of the largest Italian regional hubs; to evaluate if, based on these data, it is possible to hypothesize an underreporting of SGBV from these women.
DESIGN: cross-sectional study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: 2,484 asylum-seeking females hosted in the centre for initial-reception of Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta regions (Northern Italy) between June 2016 and December 2017. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: prevalence of SGBV.
RESULTS: among the women arrived at the centre, 46 reported being victim of SGBV during their journey to Italy (prevalence: 1.85%; 95%CI 1.39-2.46), 37 of which with reliable and verified data supported by health certification documentation (prevalence: 1.49%; 95%CI 1.08-2.05). Women who suffered SGBV have a higher prevalence of diseases than their counterpart (more blood, digestive, neurological, psychological, genital diseases, and AIDS), are more frequently pregnant, and asked more frequently for a voluntary interruption of pregnancy.
CONCLUSIONS: the low prevalence of SGBV identified suggests that underreporting and under-recognition of the phenomenon are possible. This highlights the need to offer a psychological support to all migrant women at their arrival in the Italian hubs, also when they do not report violence. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 1120-9763
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.19191/EP20.5-6.S1.P102.079
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