One in five HIV infections and one in three cases of depression among women in Rustenburg are attributed to rape and intimate-partner violence. The findings come from research by Doctors Without Borders (MSF)‚ recently presented in Seattle‚ in the US‚ at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. The research follows from an in-depth 2015 survey MSF conducted among more than 800 women "living in communities along the mining belt where the health consequences of sexual violence remain largely unaddressed and demand urgent action". "New analysis of data [details] the extent of sexual violence in the Rustenburg area [and] indicates that one in five HIV infections (approximately 6,765 of all female cases) and one in three cases of depression among women (5,022 cases) are attributable to rape and intimate-partner violence (IPV)‚ while one in three women inducing abortion (1,296 cases) was pregnant as a result of sexual violence‚" MSF said in a statement. MSF said...
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