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ArticleBMJ open2023

Experience and impact of gender-based violence in Honiara, Solomon Islands: a cross-sectional study recording violence over a 12-month period.

Verity Chadwick, Hannah Kluckow, Kristine Mapstone, Victoria Whiffin, Bret Ryder, Mia Rimon, Hugo Hebala, Sophia Hill, Alexandra Lc Martiniuk

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Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. General Violence Against Women by an Intimate Partner and Co-Occurrence.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Verity ChadwickWomen and Babies Service, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4213-7219
Hannah KluckowDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia.
Kristine MapstonePrevious Graduate Student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Victoria WhiffinPrevious Graduate Student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Bret RyderPrevious Graduate Student at the Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Mia RimonMelanesia Regional Office, The Pacific Community, Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Hugo HebalaMinistry of Rural Development, Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Sophia HillDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia.
Alexandra Lc MartiniukFaculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia alexandra.martiniuk@sydney.edu.au.
The University of Sydney · AUJohn Hunter Hospital · AUMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development · PLRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aims to collect data on the experience and impact of gender-based violence experienced by women attending health clinics in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

methodAny woman over the age of 18 who attended a local health clinic in Honiara, Solomon Islands during the time of recruitment (ten consecutive weekdays in May 2015) was eligible to participate in an interviewer administered, in-person survey, gathering data on gender-based violence over the past 12 months.

resultsA total of 100 women were recruited into this study. Of these women, 47% of women reported experiencing physical or sexual violence in the past 12 months. The most common perpetrators were the woman's husband or boyfriend. There are low rates of reporting, particularly through formal avenues such as to police or village leaders. Alcohol was involved in more than half the cases of reported violence.

conclusionWomen in this study report high rates of gender-based violence. To our knowledge, this is the only study examining women's personal experience of gender-based violence in the Solomon Islands, with self-reported data on the frequency and nature of the violence, and the impact on women, including physical and mental, utilisation of healthcare services, police and legal involvement. Efforts to reduce gender-based violence should aim to reduce intimate partner violence, increase reporting and address wider social attitudes towards gender equality.

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Gender-Based ViolenceIntimate Partner ViolenceAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMelanesiaMiddle AgedRisk FactorsViolencehealth equityhealth & safetypublic health

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PMID37973544
PMCPMC10660910
OpenAlexW4388744002

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