ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Victimization of Applicants for International Protection Residing in Belgium: Sexual Violence and Help-Seeking Behavior.
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- Sexual Victimization in LGB+ Persons in Belgium: Consequences, Help-Seeking Behavior, and Othering-Based Stress.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Lived experiences of migrant men witnessing and surviving sexual violence in European transit spaces.Globalization and health · 2025Article
- Strategies for seeking care in the host country among asylum-seeking women who have been victims of sexual violence: A French qualitative study.Journal of migration and health · 2024Article
- Sexual violence and rape among young migrants in Sweden: a cross-sectional study on prevalence, determinants, perpetrators, and reporting patterns.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Incidence of sexual violence among recently arrived asylum-seeking women in France: a retrospective cohort study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2023Article
- Minority Identity, Othering-Based Stress, and Sexual Violence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundSexual violence (SV) literature on applicants for international protection (AIPs) shows that they are at high risk of victimization. The study objectives are to provide an exploratory overview of the occurrence of SV in AIPs in Belgium and their help-seeking behavior (HSB). This overview is crucial to develop prevention strategies and care paths focusing on providing adequate care to AIP SV victims in Belgium.
methodsQuantitative data from structured interviews with AIPs (
resultsA total of 83.9% of respondents have experienced SV. A total of 61.3% were victimized within the past year. Victimization seems more gender-balanced than in the general population. AIPs link SV to their legal status and their associated vulnerable situation. HSB upon SV was very limited in this sample. Help-seeking barriers interfering with the decision-making process to consult (in)formal resources were identified.
conclusionsAIPs in Belgium are at high risk of SV. Despite the impact of SV on AIPs' lives, HSB upon SV is rare. The provision of age-appropriate sexual education and development of policies that will reduce help-seeking barriers is needed.
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