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Questions included intimate partner physical and sexual violence; physical and sexual violence by others (including combatants) and exposure to traumatic events before, during and after the Crisis period (2000\u20132007).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Physical and\/or sexual violence since age 15 was reported by 57.1% women and 40.2% men (p=0.01); 29.9% women and 12.3% men reported exposure to any violence in the past year. Nearly 1 in 10 women (9.9%) and 5.9% men (p=0.03) were forced to have sex by a non-partner since age 15, and 14.8% women and 3.3% men (p=0.00) reported their first sexual experience was forced. Combatants were rarely reported as sexual violence perpetrators (0.3% women). After the Crisis, intimate partner physical violence was the most frequently reported form of violence and highest among women (20.9% women, 9.9% men, p=0.00). Fearing for their life was reported by men and women before, during and after the Crisis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sexual violence in conflict remains a critical international policy concern. However, men and women experience different types of violence before, during and after conflict. In many conflict settings, other forms of violence, including intimate partner violence, may be more widespread than conflict-related sexual violence. Alongside service provision for rape survivors, our findings underscore the need for postconflict reconstruction efforts to invest in programmes to prevent and respond to intimate partner violence and trauma.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2013-003644","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,2,25]],"date-time":"2014-02-25T23:22:33Z","timestamp":1393370553000},"page":"e003644","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":79,"title":["Men's and women's experiences of violence and traumatic events in rural C\u00f4te d'Ivoire before, during and after a period of armed conflict"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"4","author":[{"given":"Mazeda","family":"Hossain","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Cathy","family":"Zimmerman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ligia","family":"Kiss","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Drissa","family":"Kone","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The International Rescue Committee (IRC), New York, NY, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Monika","family":"Bakayoko-Topolska","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The International Rescue Committee (IRC), New York, NY, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Manan K A","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The International Rescue Committee (IRC), New York, NY, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Heidi","family":"Lehmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The International Rescue Committee (IRC), New York, NY, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Charlotte","family":"Watts","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,2,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121523553283000_4.2.e003644.1","unstructured":"Bastick M Grimm K Kunz R . 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