Health service responses and help-seeking for women experiencing violence during outbreaks in low- and middle-income settings: a scoping review

2025-03-20 public and global health Title + abstract only

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During outbreaks women struggle with access to essential health services, including for violence. Services may be disrupted or deprioritised, or women may avoid clinical settings. We conducted a scoping review to understand how health services for violence against women (VAW) were affected in low- and middle-income (LMIC) settings during recent outbreaks, and womens help-seeking for violence. We reviewed published academic literature reporting on primary research from LMIC settings during recent...