War-related sexual and gender-based violence in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: a community-based study.
Girmatsion FissehaTesfay Gebregzabher GebrehiwotMengistu Welday GebremichaelShishay WahdeyGebrekiros Gebremichael MelesKebede Embaye GezaeAwol Yemane LegesseAkeza Awealom AsgedomMache TsadikAbraha WoldemichaelAregawi GebreyesusHaftom Temesgen AbebeYibrah Alemayehu HaileSelome GezahegnMaru AregawiKiros T BerhaneHagos GodefayAfework MulugetaPublished in: BMJ global health (2023)
Systemic war-related SGBV was prevalent in Tigray, with gang-rape as the most common form of sexual violence. Immediate medical and psychological care, and long-term rehabilitation and community support for survivors are urgently needed and recommended.