Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 16, Issue 31 , Pages 122-131 , May 2008

Health Services for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence in Northern Uganda: A Qualitative Study

  • Mirkka Henttonen

      Affiliations

    • Finnish HIV Foundation / AIDS Council, Helsinki, Finland, and Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
    • ,
  • Charlotte Watts

      Affiliations

    • Director, Gender, Violence and Health Centre, Department of Public Health and Policy, Health Policy Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
    • ,
  • Bayard Roberts

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, Conflict and Health Programme, Department and Public Health and Policy, Health Policy Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
    • ,
  • Felix Kaducu

      Affiliations

    • Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Gulu University, Gulu, Uganda
    • ,
  • Matthias Borchert

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Lecturer, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

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