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    Impact of Combat and Sexual Harassment on the Severity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Men and Women Peacekeepers in Somalia

    Fontana, Alan, Brett Litz, and Robert Rosenheck. 2000. "Impact of Combat and Sexual Harassment on the Severity of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Men and Women Peacekeepers in Somalia." Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 188 (3): 163-169.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Combatants, Gender, Women, Men, Health, Mental Health, PTSD, Trauma, Humanitarian Assistance, Peacekeeping, Peace Processes, Sexual Violence, Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Somalia Keywords: sexual assault, posttraumatic stress disorder, peacekeepers

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    "If You Leave Your Country You Have No Life!" Rape, Suicide and Violence: The Voices of Ethiopian, Somali, and Sudanese Female Refugees in Kenyan Refugee Camps

    Beswick, Stephanie. 2006. “‘If You Leave Your Country You Have No Life!’ Rape, Suicide, and Violence: The Voices of Ethiopian, Somali, and Sudanese Female Refugees in Kenyan Refugee Camps.” Northeast African Studies 8 (3): 69–98.

    Topics: Displacement & Migration, Refugees, Refugee/IDP Camps, Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Gendered Power Relations, Health, Mental Health, Trauma, Military Forces & Armed Groups, Militarism, Security, Human Security, Sexual Violence, Rape Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan

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    Don’t Let the Suffering Make You Fade Away: An Ethnographic Study of Resilience among Survivors of Genocide-Rape in Southern Rwanda

    Zraly, Maggie, and Laetitia Nyirazinyoye. 2010. “Don’t Let the Suffering Make You Fade Away: An Ethnographic Study of Resilience among Survivors of Genocide-Rape in Southern Rwanda.” Social Science & Medicine 70 (10): 1656–64.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Ethnic/Communal Wars, Civil Society, Gender, Women, Genocide, Health, Mental Health, Trauma, Sexual Violence, Rape Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa Countries: Rwanda

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    The Legacy of Gender-Based Violence and HIV/AIDS in the Post-Genocide Era: Stories From Women in Rwanda

    Russell, Susan Garnett, Sanaya Lim, Paul Kim, and Sophie Morse. 2015. “The Legacy of Gender-Based Violence and HIV/AIDS in the Post-Genocide Era: Stories From Women in Rwanda.” Health Care for Women International, August, 1–43.
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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Women, Girls, Gender-Based Violence, Governance, Post-Conflict Governance, Health, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health, PTSD, Reproductive Health, Trauma, Justice, Crimes against Humanity, International Tribunals & Special Courts, Reparations, War Crimes, Rights, Sexual Violence, Rape Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa Countries: Rwanda

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    Post-Conflict Humanitarian Assistance in Northern Uganda: The Social Work Role

    Namuggala, Victoria Flavia, and David Kinyumu Katende. 2016. "Post-Conflict Humanitarian Assistance in Northern Uganda: The Social Work Role." In The Handbook of Social Work and Social Development in Africa, edited by Mel Gray, 328-40. Abingdon: Routledge.

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    Topics: Age, Displacement & Migration, IDPs, Development, Gender, Health, Mental Health, Humanitarian Assistance, Sexual Violence Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Uganda

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    Prevalence and Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in HIV-Infected and At-Risk Rwandan Women

    Cohen, Mardge H., Mary Fabri, Xiaotao Cai, Qiuhu Shi, Donald R. Hoover, Agnes  Binagwaho, Melissa A. Culhane, Henriette Mukanyonga, Davis K. Karegeya, and Kathryn Anastos. 2009. "Prevalence and Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression in HIV-Infected and At-Risk Rwandan Women." Journal of Women's Health 18 (11): 1783-1791.

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    Topics: Gender, Women, Genocide, Health, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health, PTSD, Trauma, Post-Conflict, Sexual Violence, Rape, SV against Women Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa Countries: Rwanda Keywords: mental health, HIV/AIDS, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, genocide, war rape

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    Improvement in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Post-Conflict Rwandan Women

    Cohen, Mardge H., Qiuhu Shi, Mary Fabri, Henriette Mukanyonga, Xiaoto Cai, Donald R. Hoover, and Kathryn Anastos. 2011. "Improvement in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Post-Conflict Rwandan Women." Journal of Women's Health 20 (9): 1325-1332.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Gender, Women, Genocide, Health, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health, PTSD, Trauma, Post-Conflict, Sexual Violence, Rape Regions: Africa, Central Africa, East Africa Countries: Rwanda Keywords: posttraumatic stress disorder, mental health, HIV/AIDS, genocide, war rape

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    Violence Against Women in Northern Uganda: The Neglected Health Consequences of War

    Liebling-Kalifani, Helen, Ruth Ojiambo-Ochieng, Angela Marshall, Juliet Were-Oguttu, Seggane Musisi, and Eugene Kinyanda. 2008. “Violence against Women in Northern Uganda: The Neglected Health Consequences of War.” Journal of International Women’s Studies 9 (3): 174.

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    Topics: Gender, Women, Gender-Based Violence, Health, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health, Reproductive Health, Justice, Peacebuilding, Post-Conflict, Sexual Violence, Torture, Sexual Torture Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Uganda Keywords: women, war, health, sexual violence, Northern Uganda

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    Intimate Partner Violence as seen in Post-Conflict Eastern Uganda: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Mental Health Consequences

    Kinyanda, Eugene, Helen Weiss, Margaret Mungherera, Patrick Onyango-Mangen, Emmanuel Ngabirano, Rehema Kajungu, Johnson Kagugube, Wilson Muhwezi, Julius Muron, and Vikram Patel. 2016. "Intimate Partner Violence as seen in Post-Conflict Eastern Uganda: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Mental Health Consequences." BMC International Health & Human Rights 16 (5): 1-11.

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Domestic Violence, Economies, Poverty, Health, Mental Health, Trauma, Post-Conflict, Sexual Violence, Torture, Sexual Torture Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Uganda Keywords: Intimate partner violence, post-conflict, Africa, risk factors, Mental health consequences

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    Cango Lyec (Healing the Elephant): Gender Differences in HIV Infection in Post-conflict Northern Uganda

    Spittal, Patricia M., Samuel S. Malamba, Martin D. Ogwang, Seggane Musisi, J. Paul Ekwaru, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Margo E. Pearce, Kate Jongbloed, Sheetal H. Patel, Achilles Katamba, Alden H. Blair, Herbert Muyinda, and Martin T. Schechter. 2018. "Cango Lyec (Healing the Elephant): Gender Differences in HIV Infection in Post-conflict Northern Uganda." Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 78 (3): 257-68. 

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    Topics: Armed Conflict, Conflict, Gender, Women, Health, HIV/AIDS, Mental Health, Trauma, Post-Conflict, Sexual Violence, SV against Women Regions: Africa, East Africa Countries: Uganda Keywords: HIV/AIDS, conflict-affected people, Northern Uganda, Gender, sexual violence, mental health

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