Sexual violence and general functioning among formerly abducted girls in Northern Uganda: the mediating roles of stigma and community relations – the WAYS study

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Research article
Sexual violence and general functioning among formerly abducted girls in Northern Uganda: the mediating roles of stigma and community relations – the WAYS study
Although sexual violence in war is associated with long-term mental health problems, little is known about its association with general functioning and the factors that explain this association.
Kennedy Amone-P’Olak, Tlholego Molemane Lekhutlile, Emilio Ovuga, Rosemary Ann Abbott, Richard Meiser-Stedman, David Gage Stewart and Peter Brian Jones
BMC Public Health 2016 16:64
Published on: 22 January 2016