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Rachel Jewkes

Rachel Jewkes

South African scientist

Rachel Jewkes is Executive Scientist: Research Strategy in Office of the President and former Unit Director of the Gender and Health Unit of the South Africa Medical Research Council, based in Pretoria, South Africa.[1] She also serves as Director of the What Works to Prevent Violence Global Programme, as well as of the Secretary of the Sexual Violence Research Initiative. She has been a member of the National Council Against Gender-Based Violence in South Africa and the PEPFAR Scientific Advisory Board [2] and the WHO's Strategic and Technical Advisory Committee for HIV-AIDS (STAC-HIV).[1] Jewkes studied Medicine, receiving a Masters in Community Medicine (MSc) and a Doctorate in Medicine (MD) from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London.[1] She is an Honorary Professor in the faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and is an A-rated researcher with the South African National Research Foundation.[3] Jewkes moved from England to South Africa in 1994.[4]

Recent research

A UN-sponsored study coauthored by Jewkes on male violence against women in Asia and the Pacific reported that a high number of men admitted to sexual violence.[5][6] Survey researchers have questioned the plausibility of some of the findings of this study.[7] In 2013 Jewkes also published on depressive symptoms after sexual assault,[8] the epidemiology of child homicides[9] and intimate femicide-suicide.[10]

Publications

Sexual violence

  • Fulu, Emma; Warner, Xian; Miedema, Stephanie; Jewkes, Rachel; Roselli, Tim; Lang, James (2013). Why Do Some Men Use Violence Against Women and How Can We Prevent It? Quantitative Findings from the United Nations Multi-country Study on Men and Violence in Asia and the Pacific. Bangkok: UNDP, UNFPA, UN Women and UNV. ISBN 978-974-680-360-1.
  • Jewkes, Rachel; Sen, Purna; Garcia-Moreno, Claudia (2002). "Sexual violence" (PDF). In Krug, Etienne G.; Dahlberg, Linda L.; Mercy, James A.; Zwi, Anthony B.; Lozano, Rafael (eds.). World report on violence and health. Geneva: World Health Organization. pp. 147–82. ISBN 978-92-4-154561-7.
  • Abrahams N, Jewkes R, Hoffman M, Laubsher R (May 2004). "Sexual violence against intimate partners in Cape Town: prevalence and risk factors reported by men". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 82 (5): 330–7. PMC 2622838. PMID 15298223.
  • Jewkes R, Christofides N, Vetten L, Jina R, Sigsworth R, Loots L (October 2009). "Medico-legal findings, legal case progression, and outcomes in South African rape cases: retrospective review". PLOS Medicine. 6 (10): e1000164. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000164. PMC 2752115. PMID 19823567.

Homicide and femicide

Women's health

References

  1. [1]
    "South African Medical Research Council Contact Page". Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  2. [2]
    Gould, Chandre. "On the Record: Professor Rachel Jewkes" (PDF). Institute for Security Studies. ISS. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Prof Rachel Jewkes receives NRF 'A' rating". University of Witwatersrand. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  4. [4]
    Shea, Rachel (14 September 2013). "UN Study Looks at High Rate of Rape". Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Almost a quarter of men 'admit to rape in parts of Asia'". BBC News. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  6. [6]
    Alexander, Ruth (2 November 2013). "How Many Men in Asia Admit to Rape?". BBC News. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  7. [7]
    Gutbrod H, Erlich A (December 2013). "Implausible incarceration data need to be addressed". The Lancet Global Health. 1 (6): e334–5. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(13)70142-6. PMID 25104595.
  8. [8]
    Abrahams N, Jewkes R, Mathews S (July 2013). "Depressive symptoms after a sexual assault among women: understanding victim-perpetrator relationships and the role of social perceptions". African Journal of Psychiatry. 16 (4): 288–93. doi:10.4314/ajpsy.v16i4.39. PMID 24051569.
  9. [9]
    Mathews S, Abrahams N, Jewkes R, Martin LJ, Lombard C (August 2013). "The epidemiology of child homicides in South Africa". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 91 (8): 562–8. doi:10.2471/BLT.12.117036. PMC 3738312. PMID 23940403.
  10. [10]
    Mathews S, Abrahams N, Jewkes R, Martin LJ, Lombard C, Vetten L (July 2008). "Intimate femicide-suicide in South Africa: a cross-sectional study". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 86 (7): 552–58. doi:10.2471/blt.07.043786. PMC 2647481. PMID 18670666.
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