TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Sexual assault and associated factors among the cases reported in a tertiary care hospital of Delhi
JO  - National medical journal of India, The
A1  - Rathi, Akanksha
A1  - Naagar, Sunil
A1  - Kumar, Vikas
A1  - Lal, Panna
A1  - Goel, Shelesh Kumar
SP  - 344
EP  - 346
VL  - 32
IS  - 6
N2  - BACKGROUND. Sexual assault is said to be an under-reported and under-researched crime worldwide. The high number of cases of sexual assault reported in India is the  tip of the iceberg. We did this study to understand various factors associated with  this crime. <br><br>METHODS. We did a retrospective analysis of 312 forensic examination  reports of alleged sexual offenders, available from a tertiary care hospital of  Delhi from January 2014 to December 2016. <br><br>RESULTS. Of the 312 victims of sexual  assault, 62.9% were adults and 37.1% minors. The time of assault was mentioned in  only 73 cases. Among these, about two-thirds of cases (60.3%) occurred during  daytime. Among the 213 cases where the reporting time of the crime was mentioned,  only 35.7% of cases were reported within 24 hours of the crime. Around 92% offenders  were known to the victims. <br><br>CONCLUSION. More than one-third of sexual assaults were  against minors and in a majority of instances the alleged offenders were known to  the victims. A major delay in reporting the crime was observed when the victim was  known to the perpetrator.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0970-258X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-258X.303620
ID  - ref1
ER  -