Rachel Jewkes

Rachel Jewkes
Citizenship	South Africa
Occupations	scientist, researcher
Organization	What Works to Prevent Violence Global Programme
Notable work	A UN-sponsored study coauthored by Jewkes on male violence against women in Asia

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 master's 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

• 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.
• Abrahams N, Jewkes R, Martin LJ, Mathews S, Vetten L, Lombard C (2009). "Mortality of women from intimate partner violence in South Africa: a national epidemiological study". Violence and Victims. 24 (4): 546–56. doi:10.1891/0886-6708.24.4.546. PMID   19694357. S2CID   33535951.

Women's health

• Abrahams N, Jewkes R, Mvo Z (2001). "Health care-seeking practices of pregnant women and the role of the midwife in Cape Town, South Africa". Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. 46 (4): 240–7. doi:10.1016/S1526-9523(01)00138-6. PMID   11603639.
• Jewkes, Rachel; Flood, Michael; Lang, James (18 April 2015). "From work with men and boys to changes of social norms and reduction of inequities in gender relations: a conceptual shift in prevention of violence against women and girls" (PDF). The Lancet . 385 (9977): 1580–1589. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61683-4. PMID   25467578. S2CID   18597874. Pdf.

References

1. "South African Medical Research Council Contact Page" . Retrieved 25 November 2013.
2. Gould, Chandre. "On the Record: Professor Rachel Jewkes" (PDF). Institute for Security Studies. ISS. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
3. "Prof Rachel Jewkes receives NRF 'A' rating". University of Witwatersrand. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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. "Almost a quarter of men 'admit to rape in parts of Asia'". BBC News. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
6. Alexander, Ruth (2 November 2013). "How Many Men in Asia Admit to Rape?". BBC News. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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. 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. 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. 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.