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Project

A better understanding of the mechanisms, nature, scale and impact of sexual violence in Belgium
Acronym
UN-MENAMAIS
Code
12I012017W
Duration
15 January 2017 → 30 June 2021
Funding
Federal funding: various
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Criminology not elsewhere classified
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Health promotion and policy
    • Public health care not elsewhere classified
    • Epidemiology
Keywords
victimization sexual violence prevalence
 
Project description

The general aim of this 4-year UN-MENAMAIS project is to contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms, nature, magnitude and impact of sexual violence on female, male and transgender victims, their peers, offspring, professionals and society in Belgium as well to generate policy recommendations and prevention and response strategies.