@article{ref1,
title="Examination for sexual assault: evaluating the literature for indicators of women-centered care",
journal="Health care for women international",
year="2009",
author="McGregor, Margaret J. and Mont, Janice Du and White, D. and Coombes, Megan E.",
volume="30",
number="1-2",
pages="22-40",
abstract="This study aimed to assess the extent to which recent peer-reviewed published literature on the acute management of sexual assault was women-centered. We developed indicators and a framework that operationalized women-centered care provision in the context of sexual assault. We then reviewed and evaluated the literature in relation to these indicators. A systematic search identified a total of 20 relevant articles for inclusion in the analysis. These were published in medical journals (65%, 13/20), nursing journals (20%, 4/20), and journals targeted toward other health care practitioners (15%, 3/20), and originated from the United States (65%, 13/20), the United Kingdom (15%, 3/20), Australia (10%, 2/20), Spain (5%, 1/20), and Canada (5%, 1/20) between January 2000 and August 2005. We found little acknowledgment of the inherent tensions faced by sexual assault examiners in providing women-centered care. Moreover, absent from most articles were discussions of the complexities of consent in sexual assault examinations, social justice issues, the need for gender-sensitive training for health care providers, and a critical appraisal of colposcopic and DNA technologies. Indicators of respect, safety and restoring control, and connections to community were present in the majority of articles.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0739-9332",
doi="10.1080/07399330802523519",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399330802523519"
}