Addressing Violence Against Women
Gaps in Research
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- Interventions that reduce commute times and/or ensure easy and safe access to safe public transportation may lessen the risk of sexual violence among adolescent girls.
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- Strategies are needed to ensure that women are able to complete their PEP regimen.
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- Programs are needed that link interventions addressing HIV/AIDS and child abuse.
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- Interventions are needed to combat gender-based violence of sex workers and IDUs.
1. Interventions that reduce commute times and/or ensure easy and safe access to safe public transportation may lessen the risk of sexual violence among adolescent girls. A study found that long commutes for girls increased the risk of sexual violence.
Gap noted, for example, in Zambia.
Chimuka, D. 2002. Interview with Human Rights Watch. National Coordinator of the Forum for African Women Educationalists Zambia National Chapter (FAWEZA): Lusaka, Zambia. May 31.
2. Strategies are needed to ensure that women are able to complete their PEP regimen. One study found that travel costs and distance were factors in women not completing their PEP regimen.
Gap noted, for example, in South Africa.
Carries, S., Fritse Muller, Frederick Muller, C. Morroni and D. Wilson. 2007. “Characteristics, Treatment, and Antiretroviral Prophylaxis Adherence of South African Rape Survivors.” AIDS46 (10): 68-71.
3. Programs are needed that link interventions addressing HIV/AIDS and child abuse. One report found that no PEP access guidelines exist for children who were raped and were under the age of 14.
Gap noted, for example, in South Africa.