Gender-based violence and its health risks on women in Yaoundé, Cameroon

• Main Authors: Georges Nguefack-Tsague (Author), Adidja Amani (Author), Valérie Djouna Dadjie (Author), Donato Koyalta (Author), Debora Nounkeu Carole (Author), Fanny Nadia Dissak-Delon (Author), Fabrice Zobel Lekeumo Cheuyem (Author), Gilles Protais Lekelem Dongmo (Author), Christelle Mbe Anastasie (Author), Justine Laure Menguene Mviena (Author), Odette Kibu (Author), Marie Nicole Ngoufack (Author), Magloire Biwole Sida (Author), Catherine Juillard (Author), Alain Chichom-Mefire (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Gender-based violence (GBV) is a major public health problem that disproportionately affects women. In Cameroon, as well as other countries worldwide, GBV has immediate effects on women's health, with one in three women experiencing physical or sexual violence from an inti...