Citation

Ellsberg M, Murphy M, Blackwell A, MacRae M, Reddy D, Hollowell C, Hess T, Contreras-Urbina M. Violence Against Women 2021; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801221996463

PMID

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Abstract

This article presents the results of a qualitative study on the context and different forms of violence committed against women and girls in South Sudan. The study documents many forms of sexual and physical violence against women and girls in South Sudan, including conflict-related sexual violence, intimate partner violence, nonpartner sexual violence, child and forced marriage, and abduction. Violence occurred during three overarching contexts: armed conflict, gender inequality, and the economic crisis. The custom of bride price, combined with the economic crisis, is a key driver of many other forms of violence.

Language: en

Keywords

child; intimate partner violence; bride price; conflict-related sexual violence; early and forced marriage; nonpartner sexual violence; South Sudan; violence against women and girls