TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - When sexual offence is an unexpected diagnosis - exploration of medical, legal and social aspects in Nepalese scenario
JO  - Medico-legal journal, The
A1  - Atreya, Alok
A1  - Shrestha, Rijen
A1  - Nepal, Binu
A1  - Nepal, Samata
A1  - Shrestha, Deepak
A1  - Mahato, Sweta
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - In Nepal, following allegations of sexual assault, the survivor is taken by the police to a Government Hospital for medical examination and sample collection. To provide an integrated service to survivors of gender-based violence, a One-Stop Crisis Management Centre (OCMC) is established in many Government Hospitals. However, paediatric survivors of sexual abuse frequently seek initial care at the emergency department, as most present with a medical complaint rather than for sexual abuse. It is therefore important to train emergency physicians with the skills required to identify the features and diagnose a case of sexual assault. We present a case where the diagnosis of sexual assault of a child was an incidental finding and discuss the challenges faced in dealing with such cases in non-OCMC Hospital.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8172
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817220935878
ID  - ref1
ER  -