TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Prevalence of sexual assault among women patients seen in family practice clinics
JO  - Family practice research journal
A1  - Beebe, D. K.
A1  - Gulledge, K. M.
A1  - Lee, Christine M.
A1  - Replogle, William H.
SP  - 223
EP  - 228
VL  - 14
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study assesses the prevalence and characteristics of sexual assault among women patients attending two family medicine residency training clinics. METHODS: Two hundred four consecutive women patients 18 years and older were asked to complete a questionnaire; one hundred eighty-eight (92.2%) agreed. RESULTS: Fifty-four (28.7%) of the 188 women patients reported some type of sexual assault. Approximately 15% of patients reported being victims of rape; 8% reported attempted rape, and 5.3% reported forced sexual contact. Twelve (41.4%) of the 29 rape victims indicated that they had been raped more than once. Only 24% of rape and attempted rape victims reported the incident to police, 18.2% sought medical attention, and 21% sought counseling. CONCLUSIONS: Family physicians should be aware of the prevalence of sexual assault in their practices and should understand proper questioning, management, counseling, and referral of patients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0270-2304
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -