TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Description of sexual assault treated in the emergency department of a referral hospital
JO  - Gaceta Sanitaria
A1  - Grau Cano, Jaume
A1  - Santiñà Vila, Manuel
A1  - Ríos Guillermo, José
A1  - Céspedes Lacia, Ferran
A1  - Martínez Galilea, Begoña
SP  - 166
EP  - 169
VL  - 25
IS  - 2
N2  - Objective  To describe the factors related to adult sexual assaults attended in a referral hospital in the city of Barcelona (Spain).  Methods  We carried out an individual-based cross-sectional study of sexual assaults treated in the emergency department between 2005 and 2008.  Results  A total of 712 patients (95.5% female) were treated. The median age of assaulted women was 25 years. Complaints were made in 87.5% of cases and assaults were made by a single attacker in 84.5%. When the perpetrator was known, the profile of the victim (p ≤ 0.05) was as follows: the victim was assaulted at home (81.5%), the perpetrator acted alone (94.2%), the mechanism of aggression was penetration (89.3%) and the attack took place during the week (63.3%).  Conclusions  Analysis of sexual assaults allows for different risk groups to be established, which facilitates the development of specific protocols and guidelines for effective aid and full treatment.<p />
LA  - es
SN  - 0213-9111
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2010.12.008
ID  - ref1
ER  -