Factors associated with suspected drug-facilitated sexual assault

Autor:	Sheila Macdonald, Janice Du Mont, Eriola Asllani, Marsha M. Cohen, Deidre Bainbridge, Nomi Rotbard
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry education Poison control social sciences General Medicine Odds ratio medicine.disease Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Substance abuse Sexual abuse Injury prevention Drug facilitated sexual assault Medicine business Psychiatry
Zdroj:	Canadian Medical Association Journal. 180:513-519
ISSN:	1488-2329 0820-3946
Popis:	Background: There has been little systematic investigation of widespread reports of drugging and sexual assault. We sought to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with suspected drug-facilitated sexual assault. Methods: Between June 2005 and March 2007, a total of 977 consecutive sexual assault victims underwent screening for suspected drugging at 7 hospital-based sexual assault treatment centres. We defined victims of drug-facilitated sexual assault as those who presented to a centre within about 72 hours of being assaulted and who provided at least 1 valid reason for suspecting that she or he had been drugged and sexually assaulted. We used logistic regression modelling to compare victims of suspected drug-facilitated sexual assault with other sexual assault victims, controlling for covariates. Results: In total, 882 victims were eligible for inclusion in the study. Of these, 855 (96.9%) were women, and 184 (20.9%) met the criteria for suspected drug-facilitated sexual assault. Compared with other victims, victims of drug-facilitated sexual assault were more likely to have presented to a large urban centre for care (odds ratio [OR] 2.31, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.47–3.65), to be employed (OR 1.92, 95% CI 1.34–2.76), to have consumed over-the-counter medications (OR 3.97, 95% CI 2.47–6.38) and street drugs (OR 1.71, 95% CI 1.12–2.62) in the 72 hours before being examined and to have used alcohol before the assault (OR 4.00, 95% CI 2.53–6.32). Interpretation: Suspected drug-facilitated sexual assault is a common problem. Sexual assault services should be tailored to meet the needs of those experiencing this type of victimization.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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