17 February 2017

Sexual violence plays a significant role in HIV infection and depression, according to ground-breaking research with women living in Rustenburg. The research, conducted by humanitarian organisation Medicins sans Frontieres (MSF), involved a sample of 800 women. “Opportunities are missed each day to prevent HIV infection, psychological trauma, and unwanted pregnancy for victims of sexual violence in on the platinum mining belt, because there are too few health facilities with the capacity to provide essential care,” according to MSF epidemiologist Sarah-Jane Steele.

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