Table 2 Summary of characteristics of included studies
Author, Year | Country | Study design | Number of survivors | Age of survivors | Socio-demographics characteristics of survivors | Type of services received by survivors | Community health workers (CHWs) service model | Number of community health workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kohli, 2012 [49] | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) | Observational: Longitudinal follow-up for one month | 657 survivors received medical treatment | 0.9% below 20Â years, 59.6% above 40Â years | Females, 3.7% single, 61.9% married, 19.8% separated & 14.6% widowed | Treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and other diseases, HIV testing, psychosocial support | General CHWs attached to a mobile clinic | Not reported |
Tanabe, 2013 [52] | Burma | Qualitative: Focus group discussions with CHWs, traditional birth attendants & community members | No survivor presented | No survivor presented | No survivor presented | Medical treatment of STIs, pregnancy prevention, wound care, psychosocial support & referral | Specialised CHWs providing mobile maternal health care at the community level & trained to provide sexual violence care | Not reported |
Barron, 2013 [47] | Scotland | Mixed methods: Experimental pre- & post-test design; Qualitative in-depth interviews | 20 included in the study | 6–13 years | Intervention group: 4 males, 6 females; comparison group 10 females | Small group training- 4 lessons of 50 min duration on child sexual abuse prevention | aVolunteer workers trained in delivering the programme | 3 females |
Merkin, 1995 [50] | United States of America | b Qualitative: Observations, informal conversations | 225 cases | 4–76 years: (205 adults & 20 children) | 204 females & 21 males; 197 deaf & 28 deaf-blind | Crisis intervention, medico-legal & social support | aVolunteer workers trained in gender-based violence & in supporting survivors | 18 females & 2 males |
Rossman, 1999 [51] | United States of America | b Qualitative: Observations, informal conversations | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Psychosocial support | aVolunteer workers attached to a community treatment centre | Not reported |
Zraly, 2011 [53] | Rwanda | Qualitative semi-structured interviews | 44 interviewees | Not reported | Females | Individual & group counselling | aPeer survivor trained in counselling | One female |
Itzhaky, 2001 [48] | Israel | Qualitative in-depth interviews & observations | 15 child sexual abuse cases identified | Children, age not reported | Children | Counselling | aVolunteer community workers | Not reported |