TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Preliminary report of sexual assaults at Ekiti Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Ado-Ekiti, Southwest, Nigeria (Moremi Clinic)
JO  - Tropical doctor
A1  - Okunola, Temitope O.
A1  - Obadeji, Abiodun
A1  - Aduloju, Tolulope
A1  - Aduloju, Olusola P.
A1  - Olofinbiyi, Babatunde A.
A1  - Adeleye-Fayemi, Olabisi
A1  - Ilevbare, Rita
A1  - Ajiboye, Adedotun S.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - There has been a surge in the incidence and severity of sexual assaults globally with the insurgence of COVID-19 owing to lockdown restrictions. Ekiti Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Ado-Ekiti also known as Moremi Clinic was established in June 2020 as a multisectoral response centre to this surge. Seventy-four survivors accessed medical services from June 2020 to May 2021. Adolescents made up 54.1% while the median age was 14.5 years. Only seven survivors were seen within 24 h of the event and around a quarter had follow-up visits. A quarter of survivors reported repeat episodes of sexual assault. Complications documented were sexually transmitted infections (13.5%), depression (4.1%) and posttraumatic stress disorder (5.4%). There was a failure of contraception in 4.5% of survivors who had taken emergency contraceptive pills. For improvements in quality of care, strategies to ensure early presentation and encourage follow-up visits must be introduced.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0049-4755
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00494755211064654
ID  - ref1
ER  -