Citation

Moore EE, Jayasinghe Y, Olsson CA, Romaniuk H, Sasongko V, Patton GC, Garland SM. Aust. N. Zeal. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 2011; 51(3): 276-279.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01260.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Women reporting childhood sexual abuse (CSA) that involved actual or attempted penetration may not identify this as their first sexual intercourse. Data were drawn from a population‐based, prospective cohort study spanning adolescence to adulthood. CSA prior to age 16 and age of first sexual intercourse with a male were assessed retrospectively. More than half of women reporting CSA in the form of actual or penetrative abuse reported an age of first sexual intercourse at or beyond 16 years. Direct questioning about CSA is needed to accurately ascertain sexual history.