IMCH/International Maternal and Child Health, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Glob Public Health. 2011;6(2):139-52. doi: 10.1080/17441690903212065.
Rape has been used as a weapon in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in unprecedented ways. Research into the phenomenon of war-rape is limited, particularly in this context. The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of local leaders in eastern DRC concerning rape and raped women in the war context. Local leaders were chosen for their ability to both reflect and influence their constituencies. Interviews were conducted with 10 local leaders and transcripts subjected to qualitative content analysis. The study suggests that mass raping and the methods of perpetration created a chaos effectively destroying communities and the entire society and that humanitarian aid was often inappropriate. Furthermore, an exclusive focus on raped women missed the extent of traumatisation entire communities suffered. More significantly, the lack of political will, corruption, greed and inappropriate aid creates a tangled web serving to intensify the war. This complexity has implications for humanitarian interventions including public health.
在刚果民主共和国（DRC）东部的冲突中，强奸被前所未有地用作武器。对战争强奸现象的研究非常有限，特别是在这种情况下。本研究旨在探讨刚果民主共和国东部地区地方领导人对战争背景下强奸和被强奸妇女的看法。选择地方领导人是因为他们有能力反映和影响他们的选民。对 10 名地方领导人进行了访谈，并对访谈记录进行了定性内容分析。研究表明，大规模强奸和实施强奸的手段造成了混乱，有效地摧毁了社区和整个社会，而人道主义援助往往是不恰当的。此外，仅仅关注被强奸的妇女，就忽略了整个社区所遭受的创伤程度。更重要的是，缺乏政治意愿、腐败、贪婪和不恰当的援助，形成了一个错综复杂的网络，加剧了战争。这种复杂性对包括公共卫生在内的人道主义干预措施产生了影响。
