A Situation Analysis of Care and Support for Rape Survivors at First Point of Contact in India and Bangladesh

Many times, paperwork and these administrative obligations delay rape survivors' access to some RH services, such as emergency contraception pills (ECP) or post exposure prophylaxis (PEP), because many of these services have small windows of time (72 hours) in which they can be administered effectively. Unless health service staff are aware and able, many of these women may miss their opportunity to obtain certain RH and HIVforms of care.

To evaluate the current environment, a situation analysis of post-rape care services available at the first point of contact was conducted. The aim of this investigation was to gather information that could be used in the development of a comprehensive care and support system for the rape survivor. Secondarily, the study field-tested sensitive and practical tools that could be used in the future for large-scale situation analyses of the rape survivor services. This study was carried out in three cities in India (Delhi, Lucknow, and Vadodara) and four cities in Bangladesh (Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet and Tangail).