Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2015

A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF ALLEGED FEMALE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE

Singhal Arpana, Garg Vineeta, Yadav Kavita

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 T Aim & Objective: To know the different aspects of sexual abuse among female victims reported at state tertiary care and referral hospital (R.U.H.S. College of Medical Sciences, Jaipuria hospital, Jaipur). Materials & Methods: The present study was carried out on 51 victims of sexual offences between the period of Nov 2013 and Oct 2014. All the cases of sexual abuse reported during the study period were cases of natural sexual offences committed on female victims. Results: The ages of victims in our study ranged from 4 to 50 years. The most frequently affected age group was victims between 21–30 years (50.9 %) followed by 11–20 years (33.3%). Three cases of sexual abuse belonged to the age group of 0–10 years. Majority of the victims were Hindu females (90%), unmarried (60.7%), educated up to secondary level (33.3%) and from low socio economic status (58.8%). The assailant was known to the victim in a vast majority of cases (41.17%) and stranger in only a few cases (7.84%). Only 3.9% of the cases reported within 24 hrs of the incident for medical examination. A large numbers of cases (94.12%) reported with old tears in the hymen. Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of addressing sexual abuse as a public health issue and focuses on the demographic profile of the victims in the urban area. However this study still needs involvement of a multidisciplinary team for evaluation of a good outcome.

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Singhal Arpana, Garg Vineeta, Yadav Kavita A Retrospective Study of Alleged Female Victims of Sexual Abuse Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 6 June 2015

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