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Abstract
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Objective
To describe the factors related to adult sexual assaults attended in a referral hospital in the city of Barcelona (Spain).
Methods
We carried out an individual-based cross-sectional study of sexual assaults treated in the emergency department between 2005 and 2008.
Results
A total of 712 patients (95.5% female) were treated. The median age of assaulted women was 25 years. Complaints were made in 87.5% of cases and assaults were made by a single attacker in 84.5%. When the perpetrator was known, the profile of the victim (p ≤ 0.05) was as follows: the victim was assaulted at home (81.5%), the perpetrator acted alone (94.2%), the mechanism of aggression was penetration (89.3%) and the attack took place during the week (63.3%).
Conclusions
Analysis of sexual assaults allows for different risk groups to be established, which facilitates the development of specific protocols and guidelines for effective aid and full treatment. |
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Vernacular Abstract
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Objetivo
Describir los factores relacionados con las agresiones sexuales que se atienden en el hospital de referencia de la ciudad de Barcelona.
Métodos
Estudio transversal de base individual de las agresiones sexuales atendidas en el servicio de urgencias entre los años 2005 y 2008.
Resultados
Se atendieron 712 pacientes, con predominio femenino (95,5%). Las mujeres agredidas y atendidas presentan una edad mediana de 25 años, realizaron denuncia el 87,5% de los casos y fueron agredidas por un único agresor el 84,5%. El perfil de la agredida (p ≤ 0,05) cuando el agresor es conocido es: agredida en el domicilio (81,5%), el agresor actúa solo (94,2%), el mecanismo de agresión es la penetración (89,3%) y en días laborables (63,3%).
Conclusiones
El análisis de las agresiones sexuales permite establecer distintos grupos de riesgo, lo cual facilita la elaboración de protocolos y guías de actuación específicos para una ayuda eficaz y un tratamiento completo. |