Exposure to wartime sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina: nationally representative prevalence 30 years after the 1992-1995 war.

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Background

Although Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the most studied cases of wartime sexual violence, reliable population-based data on such violence remain lacking. This study provides nationally representative prevalence estimates of direct, family-level, and community-level exposure to sexual violence nearly 30 years after the 1992-1995 war, and reports descriptive associations with selected psychosocial indicators.  METHODS: We conducted a face-to-face household survey of 2,059 adults in 2024 using stratified, multi-stage sampling. Personal, family, and community exposure to wartime sexual violence were measured as part of a module recording victimization experiences. To assess potential underreporting, we included list experiments as an indirect measure.  RESULTS: Personal e

SUBMITTER: Schaub M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12754861 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature