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Ordeals of Sexually Violated Women and Access To Comprehensive Healthcare: A Case Study of Victims of Sexual Violence in North Kivu, Eastern Congo

07 May 2018-Vol. 2, Iss: 1, pp 23-34
TL;DR: This research examines the impact of sexual violence in the Eastern part of the Congo on the lives of women and finds that women in the region are more likely to be victims of gender-based violence than the general population.
Abstract: Background: The impact of sexual violence in any community is extremely devastating and women in the Eastern part of the Congo are no exception. Sexual violence not only affects the health of women ...

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TL;DR: A middle-range theory of caring was inductively derived and validated through phenomenological investigations in three separate perinatal contexts and the empirical development and refinement of the theory is discussed.
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