More than 1,100 women are raped every day in Congo, a study published in the American Journal of Public Health on Tuesday concluded.

The study found that more than 400,000 women aged between 15 and 49 were raped during a 12-month period in 2006-2007, AFP reported.

The findings put the number of rapes at 26 times higher than a previous report from the United Nations, which said the number was 15,000 for the same period. . .