BMJ  2006;332 (28 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.0-b

Rape victims want holistic post-rape services

Having a sensitive healthcare professional who provides counselling and examination, and access to HIV post-exposure prophylaxis with an HIV test, are particularly important to rape victims. Christofides and colleagues (p 209) interviewed 155 rape survivors and 164 community members from one rural and one urban site in South Africa on aspects of health service delivery that would most influence choice of service after rape. If other needs were fulfilled, travel time did not influence their choice.

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