ArticleSouth African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care2021
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare service access for the victims of sexual assault.
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- A systematic review of infectious disease outbreaks and violence against women and girls: changes in magnitude, mechanisms and lessons for the future.BMJ global health · 2026Pooled it
- Accessing care services after sexual violence: A systematic review exploring experiences of women in South Africa.Curationis · 2023Pooled it
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- Health service responses and help-seeking for women experiencing violence during outbreaks in low- and middle-income settings: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- COVID-19 and sexual assault: trends in US emergency department visits-a cross-sectional analysis.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Differences in patterns of sexual assault among female victims preceding and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of encounters in an emergency department.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2024Article
- Healthcare workers' perceptions of sexual violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Eastern Cape.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
- Views on Interprofessional Collaboration in a Dutch Sexual Assault Center: A Qualitative Study Among Workers.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted the provision or exacerbated the existing gap of access to essential healthcare services. An unanticipated effect on access to healthcare services emerged with the introduction of COVID-19 lockdown regulations. Violence against women is prevalent with varying degrees of severity in all spheres of society.
methodsThis study aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the access to healthcare services for the victims of sexual assault in the Mthatha region of South Africa. This is a records review of victims of sexual assault survivors who visited and were treated at the Sinawe TCC at Mthatha Regional Hospital. The data on sexual assault cases at Sinawe TCC were compared with a time-matched control group from 2014 to 2020.
resultsThere were 5747 sexual assault cases reported at Sinawe TCC between 01 January 2014 and 31 December 2020. There was a major drop in reported cases at Sinawe TCC during the 2020 year, with only about half (451) of the annual average cases being reported.
conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on access to healthcare services for the victims of sexual assault survivors in the Mthatha region of South Africa.
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