THEMATIC REPORT 2017
TORTURE AND MIGRATION
The data also illustrate the multifaceted
physical problems that victims of
torture experience: 31 percent of the
clients in this sample size, reported
that they were in pain as a result of
their experiences of trauma. 9 percent
of the victims reported having physical
problems in the musculo-skeletal
system, including having pain in the
joints, ligaments, muscles, nerves
and tendons. 7 percent of the clients
noted that they experienced physical
problems relating to their digestive
system, while 6 percent had problems
relating to their cardiovascular system.
Figure 18.
Physical Problems Reported by Clients
22
Cardiovascular
system
27
Digestive
system
7
Disability
14
Ear, nose, throat
5
Eating disorder
21
Eyes
6
Hormone
13
Gynecological and
obstetrics
4
Male
gentital
33
Musculo-skeletal
system
20
Neurological
22
Others
113
Pain
Psychosomatic
10
Respiratory
system
10
Scars
11
1
Sexual
dysfunction
6
Sexually transmitted
disease
Skin
10
Urinary
system
10
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