TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Examination for sexual assault: evaluating the literature for indicators of women-centered care
JO  - Health care for women international
A1  - McGregor, Margaret J.
A1  - Mont, Janice Du
A1  - White, D.
A1  - Coombes, Megan E.
SP  - 22
EP  - 40
VL  - 30
IS  - 1-2
N2  - This study aimed to assess the extent to which recent peer-reviewed published literature on the acute management of sexual assault was women-centered. We developed indicators and a framework that operationalized women-centered care provision in the context of sexual assault. We then reviewed and evaluated the literature in relation to these indicators. A systematic search identified a total of 20 relevant articles for inclusion in the analysis. These were published in medical journals (65%, 13/20), nursing journals (20%, 4/20), and journals targeted toward other health care practitioners (15%, 3/20), and originated from the United States (65%, 13/20), the United Kingdom (15%, 3/20), Australia (10%, 2/20), Spain (5%, 1/20), and Canada (5%, 1/20) between January 2000 and August 2005. We found little acknowledgment of the inherent tensions faced by sexual assault examiners in providing women-centered care. Moreover, absent from most articles were discussions of the complexities of consent in sexual assault examinations, social justice issues, the need for gender-sensitive training for health care providers, and a critical appraisal of colposcopic and DNA technologies. Indicators of respect, safety and restoring control, and connections to community were present in the majority of articles.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0739-9332
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399330802523519
ID  - ref1
ER  -