Migrant survivors of conflict-related sexual violence accessing a specialist health service in Turin, Italy: a qualitative analysis of clinical forensic interview transcripts. in Frontiers in sociology / Front Sociol. 2024 Sep 9;9:1454700. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1454700. eCollection 2024.
2024
AOU Città della Salute di Torino
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Journal Article
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Gino S
Centro Soccorso Violenza Sessuale, Presidio Ospedaliero Sant'Anna, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy.
Ragazzoni L
Emergency Department, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria Territoriale della Valle Olona, Busto Arsizio (Varese), Italy.
Castagna P
Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The Sexual Violence Relief center Soccorso Violenza Sessuale (SVS) is a specialist service, situated in Sant'Anna Hospital, an Obstetrics and Gynecology facility in Turin, North-West Italy. The study aimed to qualitatively analyze the transcripts of interviews routinely conducted by gynecologist and midwife in the first part of the medical examination of migrant patients accessing care at SVS after being subjected to conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in their home country or during migration and to explore the adverse outcomes of such violence on their health. METHODS: Interview transcripts were purposely selected to include adult migrant patients (age?>?18) subjected to CRSV in the different phases of migration and accessing SVS from January 1st, 2014, to September 4th, 2023. Data was extracted from the SVS archive, anonymized, and thematically analyzed. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: In total, 43 interview transcripts were eligible for inclusion. All of them were related to cisgender women of Sub-Saharan origin describing different forms of violence as a driver for migration. CRSV was disclosed by 18 survivors as occurring in their home country and by 31 in transit (e.g., Libya), the most reported type being rape. 49% of the patients described adverse physical outcomes of CRSV, while 72% reported psychological sequelae. The findings confirm high levels and different modalities of violence throughout the migratory route. Qualitative analysis of interview transcripts served as a valuable source for understanding how survivors described the CRSV they endured, its consequences, as well as other violence encountered during migration.
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PMID : 39315113
DOI : 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1454700
Keywords
sexual violence; migration; gender-based violence; conflict-related sexual violence; conflict;