@article{ref1,
title="Sexual assault in Benin City, Nigeria, a silent epidemic",
journal="Indian journal of forensic medicine and toxicology",
year="2015",
author="Uchendu, Obiora Jude and Igbe, Alex Payim",
volume="9",
number="1",
pages="28-32",
abstract="This study is a 6-year retrospective review of sexual assault cases seen at central Hospital, Benin City, Nigeria. There were 907 cases involving 903 males and 4 female accounting for 99.6% and 0.4% respectively. An annual rising incidence was demonstrated with 24.4% occurring in 2013. Children and adolescents accounted for an over whelming majority of cases with 79.1% occurring in this age group. In 77.6% of cases, only one assailant committed the crime and the victim is familiar with the assailant in most of the cases.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0973-9122",
doi="10.5958/0973-9130.2015.00009.2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0973-9130.2015.00009.2"
}