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dc.contributor.authorMcNulty, A. Men
dc.contributor.authorDonovan, Ben
dc.contributor.authorD'Este, Cen
dc.contributor.authorPalme, C. Men
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-30T23:16:14Z-
dc.date.available2022-06-30T23:16:14Z-
dc.date.issued2004en
dc.identifier.citationNo 1 Vol.: 1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14974-
dc.formatPages 55-59en
dc.languageenen
dc.titleGenital injuries in women reporting sexual assaulten
dc.title.alternativeSexual Healthen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.catalogid12256en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33644695478&partnerID=40&md5=6c5b1ed190233eb618cec229cdc7838aen
dc.subject.keywordFemaleen
dc.subject.keywordSexual crimeen
dc.subject.keywordStatisticsen
dc.subject.keywordInvalid URLen
dc.subject.keywordRetrospective Studiesen
dc.subject.keywordnew_recorden
dc.subject.keywordAdolescentsen
dc.subject.keywordInjuriesen
dc.subject.keywordAdultsen
dc.subject.keywordAgeden
dc.subject.keywordAustraliaen
dc.subject.keywordOdds Ratioen
dc.subject.keywordRapeen
dc.subject.keywordSex Offensesen
dc.subject.keywordFemale genital systemen
dc.subject.keywordVictims of crimeen
dc.subject.keywordGenitalia, Femaleen
dc.subject.keywordRisken
dc.subject.keywordVictimen
dc.subject.keywordConfidence intervalsen
dc.description.notesBackground: The likelihood of genital injury following sexual assault remains unclear. Genital injury related to sexual assault is often an issue in court proceedings, with the expectation that injuries will be found in 'genuine' cases. Conviction rates are higher when the complainant has genital injuries. Objectives: To determine the type, frequency and severity of genital and non-genital injuries of women following alleged sexual assault and, in addition, to determine factors associated with the presence of injuries. Methods: The assault records and forensic examination findings of 153 consecutive women who attended a sexual assault service in Newcastle, Australia, between 1997 and 1999 were reviewed. All of the women were examined within 72 h of the assault. Associations were sought between victim and reported assault variables and the presence of injury using multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: Of the women, 111 (73%) were aged under 30 years and only 4% were over 50 years. Penile-vaginal penetration was the most common type of sexual assault (86%). Non-genital injuries were found in 46% of the women examined (mostly minor) and genital injury in only 22%. Genital injury in the absence of nongenital injury was rare (3%). Independent risk factors for the detection of non-genital injuries were reported threats of violence (OR 5.7,95% CI; 2.2-14.6). Risk factors for genital injury were the presence of non-genital injury (OR 19, 95% CI; 6.0-63.0), threats of violence (OR 3.7, 95% CI; 1.5-8.9) and being over the age of 40 years (OR 5.6, 95% CI; 1.6-20.3). If the alleged assailant was known to the woman this was protective for both non-genital (OR 0.3, 95% CI; 0.1-0.5) and genital (OR 0.4, 95% CI; 0.2-0.9) injury. Conclusions: The presence of genital injury should not be required to validate an allegation of sexual assault, particularly in the absence of non-genital injuries. © CSIRO 2004.<br/ >Cited By (since 1996):23Export Date: 23 July 2013Source: Scopusen
dc.identifier.sourceSexual Healthen
dc.date.entered2014-07-21en
dc.description.physicaldescriptionPages 55-59en
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