scholarly journals An overview of sexual assault survivors: a 5 year retrospective study in gynaecology department of NSCB medical college, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 2714
Author(s):  
Sarika Rawat ◽  
Gita Guin ◽  
Ruchita Dadich
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Sample Collection ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivors ◽  
Rape Survivors ◽  
Medical College ◽  
History Of ◽  
Assault Survivors

Background: Rape and abuse of women are common occurrences, which many times go unreported due to social stigma or fear of retribution. Rape is a crime not against a single human being but against the entire humanity. For granting justice to the rape survivor, it becomes necessary that such matters are properly presented before the Courts of Law. Healthcare workers play an important role in this regard because they are the first people who examine the survivors. They document record of the history and medical condition of the survivor and do relevant sample collection. The objective of this study is to analyze demographic and event characteristics of rape survivors who presented to the gynecology department of Government NSCB MCH, Jabalpur with history of sexual assault.Methods: Data was retrospectively collected from the medico legal records of the department of Gynecology between April 2013 to March 2018.Results: An increase in number of cases of sexual assault reporting to the hospital every year is observed. Age wise distribution showed that 27.66% cases were in age group 6-10 years and 16-20years being the major affected group. Majority of the cases belonged to low socio-economic strata. 91.5% survivors were unmarried. 61.7% of the survivors were from rural areas. 44.7% of survivors reported within a day of the incident and most of the assailants were known to the survivors; only 36.2 % were strangers. Most of the incidences (23.4%) took place in the assailant’s house and survivors house each. In 31.9% cases there was evidence of fresh hymen tear.Conclusions: An understanding of the demography of sexual assault survivors will help us to better train our doctors in proper attitude and handling of such cases, an area often neglected.

Help-Seeking Behaviors of Men Sexual Assault Survivors

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saba W. Masho ◽  
Anika Alvanzo
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Physical Injury ◽  
Professional Help ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivors ◽  
History Of ◽  
Assault Survivors

Men sexual assault is a serious public health issue that is mostly underreported and unrecognized. Despite serious deleterious effects of sexual assault, most men victims do not seek professional help. This study was conducted to examine predictors of help-seeking practices among 91 men sexual assault survivors from a population-based survey. The study showed only 17.6% of the victims sought professional help. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that physical injury (OR = 6.58, 95% CI = 1.08-40.19), perpetration by family or friend (OR = 6.42, 95% CI = 1.47-28.04), history of rape before the age of 18 (OR = 0.43, 95% CI = 0.11-1.69), and threat at the time of incident (OR = 7.08, 95% CI = 1.52-33.03) were significant predictors of help-seeking practices. This study confirms that the majority of men sexual assault victims do not seek professional help. Victims with physical injury or threat were more likely to seek help. Further study should investigate barriers for help-seeking practices. Efforts should be made to reach men with a history of sexual assault.

Adult Sexual Assault Survivors’ Experiences With Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs)

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (18) ◽  
pp. 3618-3639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giannina Fehler-Cabral ◽  
Rebecca Campbell ◽  
Debra Patterson
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivors ◽  
Rape Survivors ◽  
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners ◽  
Adult Sexual Assault ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Hospital Emergency Departments ◽  
Assault Survivors

Sexual assault survivors often feel traumatized by the care received in traditional hospital emergency departments. To address these problems, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs were created to provide comprehensive medical care, crisis intervention, and forensic services. However, there is limited research on the actual experiences and emotional impact of sexual assault survivors who seek treatment from SANEs. This qualitative study examined twenty rape survivors’ experiences with forensic nurse examiners of a Midwestern SANE program. Findings suggest that SANEs provided survivors with care and compassion, clear explanations, and choices. Taken together, these positive experiences were perceived as “humanizing”. However, some survivors perceived forensic nurses as hurtful when they were not provided with choices, explanation, and/or acted cold and distant. Implications for future research on SANE care and practice are discussed.

Undergraduates’ Disclosures of Unwanted Sexual Experiences: Who, Why, and When?

2019 ◽  
pp. 107780121988518
Author(s):  
C. J. Eubanks Fleming ◽  
Emma C. Muscari
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Experiences ◽  
Unwanted Sexual Experiences ◽  
First Response ◽  
History Of ◽  
Assault Survivors

This study evaluated patterns of sexual assault disclosures as well as the response and impact of that response on assault survivors. The sample consisted of 217 undergraduates with a history of sexual assault (89.5% female, 76.5% Caucasian). Participants reported the order in which they disclosed and the nature and impact of the response they received. Results indicated that the majority of participants told close peers first and perceived the first response to be supportive. These findings are encouraging but also demonstrate the need for improving the response that an assault survivor receives.

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