TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Sexual Assault Treatment Unit activity
JO  - BMJ sexual and reproductive health
A1  - Kane, Daniel
A1  - Maher, Nicola
A1  - Eogan, Maeve
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Concurrent with the global COVID-19 pandemic, studies have identified an increased prevalence of sexual and intimate partner violence.1 In the Republic of Ireland, six Sexual Assault Treatment Units (SATUs) provide around-the-clock forensic, physical, preventative and supportive care for people over the age of 14 years who disclose sexual violence. All six SATUs have remained operational without limitation throughout the period of the pandemic. We here summarise the Irish SATU experience for a 10-month period during the pandemic, starting when the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in Ireland and comparing our findings with the same time period in 2019.     Comparing attendances between 1 March and 31 December 2019 (pre-COVID) and 1 March and 31 December 2020, we found several notable features of attendances at the SATU network...<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2515-1991
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsrh-2021-201143
ID  - ref1
ER  -