Yacouba Garba Karim1,3*, Faye Labo Rokhaya3, Tahirou Maina Kafougou3, Ndoye El Hadji Oumar3, Guede Salamatou2 and Soumah Mohamed3
1Laboratory of Surgical Anatomy. Faculty of Health Sciences, UAM-Niamey, Niger
2Maternity Issaka Gazoby, Niamey, Niger
3Forensic Medicine and Forensic Expertise, Faculty of Medicine, UCAD, Senegal
*Corresponding Author: Yacouba Garba Karim, Laboratory of Surgical Anatomy. Faculty of Health Sciences, UAM-Niamey, Niger.
Received: December 17, 2024; Published: January 21, 2025
Introduction: Sexual violence is a scourge in the world despite numerous binding human rights treaties prohibiting violence, especially against women and children. This study allows us to highlight the epidemiological characteristics of sexual violence followed at the Issaka Gazoby Maternity (MIG).
Methods: This is a retrospective study of a descriptive type covering the period from 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022. This study consisted of collecting all the alleged cases of sexual violence received in forensic expertise at MIG as part of a police and gendarmerie requisition. 424 expert files for gender-based violence were collected, including 309 on alleged sexual violence against women and minor girls in the city of Niamey.
Results: The average age was 13 with extremes of 3 months and 30 years. All alleged victims were female. Primary school students were more affected by sexual violence followed by girls in secondary (middle and high school) with 11 cases respectively, 3.56% and 10 cases or 3.24%. Talladje was more affected by sexual violence (8.41%). Rape was the most common type of assault (21.03%) and occurred more during the day (12%) between 8am and 11pm compared to 3% at night. 11 victims (3.56%) had been physically restrained. The documented gestational state of 51 victims (16.5%) following alleged sexual assaults was confirmed. The clinical examination was performed within 48 hours of the event in 54% of the victims.
Conclusion: As a result of this work, we understand the extent of sexual violence in the Niamey region. The statistics are alarming and the number of assaults in households under the weight of society, culture or religion is even higher, so that preventive measures must be applied.
Keywords: Sexual Violence; Women; Forensic
Citation: Yacouba Garba Karim., et al. “The Epidemiological Aspects of Gender-Based Sexual Violence in the Issaka Gazoby Maternity Hospital of Niger”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 9.2 (2025): 75-82.
Copyright: © 2025 Yacouba Garba Karim., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.