@article{ref1,
title="Care of women and girls after sexual assault in Geneva: a descriptive study between 2005 and 2014",
journal="European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology",
year="2021",
author="Ricard-Gauthier, Dominique and Abdulcadir, Jasmine and Tony, Fracasso and Yaron, Michal",
volume="266",
number="",
pages="77-82",
abstract="BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: We aimed to examine epidemiological data and identify risk factors for sexual assault. This study included women seeking care at the Geneva University Hospitals emergency obstetrics and gynaecological unit. <br><br>METHOD: Retrospective, sociodemographic, and clinical data were collected from the medical reports. <br><br>RESULTS: We reviewed 836 medical charts and registered 92.8 women and girls per year who consulted the emergency department after sexual assault. The average age was 26 (±12) years, with a median of 23 years. Body lesions were reported in 525 patients (63%) and genital traumatic lesions were reported in 230 (28%) patients. Sexual assault by a stranger was reported in 436 cases (52%). Thirty percent of patients knew their aggressor. Aggressions were predominantly committed on the weekend, accounting for 367 cases (46%), with nearly two-thirds (65%, n = 474) occurring between 10 pm and 6 am. In total, 399 (48%) patients who were sexually assaulted reported having consumed alcohol and 102 (12%) reported having taken drugs prior to the aggression; 80 (10%) patients had consumed both and 286 (34%) had amnesia. Half of the sample sought and received medical care within 24 h from the time the aggression took place. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Sexual assault risk factors in our study population in Geneva included use of drugs and alcohol, with amnesia. Future prevention and education interventions should target these areas.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0301-2115",
doi="10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.09.020",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.09.020"
}