Author(s)

Seydou Mariko^1*, Pierre Coulibaly², Djibril Traoré³, Bréhima Traoré³, Nanko S. Bagayogo², Mariam Tamboura², Alou Samaké⁴, Amaguiré Saye⁵, Bréma Bamba⁶, Mamadou Haidara⁶, Famakan Kané⁷, Tiounkani Augustin Théra⁸, Moustapha Tourè¹, Amadou Bocoum⁹, Youssouf Traoré⁹, Ibrahima Téguété⁹

¹Gynecology Department, Mali Hospital, Bamako, Mali.
²Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Sominé Dolo Hospital, Mopti, Mali.
³Service of Visceral Surgery, Sominé Dolo Hospital, Mopti, Mali.
⁴Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Health Center of Reference of the Commune, Bamako, Mali.
⁵Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Health Center of Reference of the Commune IV, Bamako, Mali.
⁶Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Health Center of the Reference of the Kalabancoro, Kati, Mali.
⁷Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Health Center of Reference Bla, Ségou, Mali.
⁸Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, University Hospital of Point “G”, Bamako, Mali.
⁹Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Gabriel Touré Hospital University Centre, Bamako, Mali.

Introduction: The multidimensional crisis (security, institutional and humanitarian) that Mali experienced in 2012 caused a massive displacement of populations, particularly the most vulnerable, i.e. women and children. During the occupation, numerous cases of violence were reported by rights organizations and non-governmental organizations. Objective: The objective was to highlight the contribution of the obstetrics and gynecology department of the Sominé DOLO hospital in Mopti in dealing with violence against women and girls during this period. Methods and Materials: This was a cross-sectional study from January 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017 on victims admitted to our service for cases of gender-based violence. The sample size was 20 and was randomly selected. The inclusion criteria were all victims of violence against women and girls admitted to the service during the study period. The non- inclusion criteria concerned cases of violence against women and girls not recorded and managed in our service. Results: In total, we recorded 6971 outpatients in the obstetrics and gynecology department of the Sominé DOLO hospital in Mopti during the study period, including 207 cases of violence against women and girls, i.e. a frequency of 2.96%. The types of violence were represented by early marriage (77.30% of cases, n = 160), sexual violence (11.60% of cases, n = 24), female genital mutilation and its complications(5.80% of cases, n = 12) and physical violence (5.30% of cases, n = 11). Conclusion: We found that violence against women is a tragedy that can have physical, psychological and obstetrical repercussions in the short, medium and long term.

Gender-Based Violence, Security Crisis, Mali

Mariko, S. , Coulibaly, P. , Traoré, D. , Traoré, B. , Bagayogo, N. , Tamboura, M. , Samaké, A. , Saye, A. , Bamba, B. , Haidara, M. , Kané, F. , Théra, T. , Tourè, M. , Bocoum, A. , Traoré, Y. and Téguété, I. (2023) Epidemiological and Clinical Study of Violence against Women and Girls in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the Sominé Dolo Hospital in Mopti, Mali. Advances in Applied Sociology, 13, 159-170. doi: 10.4236/aasoci.2023.132010.