When fear becomes the barrier to care.
A pilot clinic run by Barts Health NHS Trust in London offers cervical screening and psychological support to women who have experienced rape or sexual assault but are reluctant to go to a doctor. Its founder Pavan Amara, herself a rape survivor, is about to start nurse training this autumn.
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D003376:Counseling; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D008403:Mass Screening; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology*; D012742:Sex Offenses; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*