Citation

Johnson K, Green L, Volpellier M, Kidenda S, McHale T, Naimer K, Mishori R. Int. J. Gynaecol. Obstet. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1002/ijgo.13285

PMID

32677038

Abstract

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.

Language: en

Keywords

Sexual violence; Domestic violence; COVID-19; Clinical care; Forensic examination; Intimate partner violence (IPV); Sexual and gender-based violence