Are one-stop centres an appropriate model to deliver services to sexually abused children in urban Malawi?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Republic of Malawi is creating a country-wide system of 28 One-Stop Centres (known as 'Chikwanekwanes' - 'everything under one roof') to provide medical, legal and psychosocial services for survivors of child maltreatment and adult intimate partner violence. No formal evaluation of the utility of such services has ever been undertaken. This study focused on the experiences of the families served at the country's first Chikwanekwane in the large, urban city of Blantyre.

Methods

One hundred seven families were surveyed in their home three months after their initial evaluation for sexual abuse at the Blantyre One Stop Centre, and 25 families received a longer interview. The survey was designed to inquire what types of initial evaluation and follow-up services the

SUBMITTER: Mulambia Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5925825 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature