Abstract

Women are a particularly vulnerable group among persons seeking asylum but are still required to provide clinical evidence of acts of violence inflicted against them. In this study the authors describe patient histories, dermatological lesions and other injuries arising from physical violence and torture in female asylum-seekers attending a specialist outpatient service in France. Twenty-seven women were assessed during 2016-2018. Clinical corroboration of lesions with patients' self-reports was affirmative in >90% (25/27) of cases. Health care services in recipient countries must be configured and resourced to support women seeking asylum, and health care professionals must be receptive and sensitive to women's self-reported histories.

摘要

在寻求庇护的人中，妇女是一个特别脆弱的群体，但仍需要提供针对她们的暴力行为的临床证据。在这项研究中，作者描述了在法国接受专科门诊服务的女性寻求庇护者因身体暴力和酷刑引起的患者病史、皮肤病变和其他伤害。2016-2018 年间，对 27 名女性进行了评估。在 >90% (25/27) 的病例中，患者自我报告的病变临床证实是肯定的。受援国的医疗保健服务必须配置和资源充足，以支持寻求庇护的妇女，而且医疗保健专业人员必须对妇女自我报告的历史保持敏感和敏感。