Prevalence and pattern of rape among girls and women attending Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, southeast Nigeria
| Autor: | Euzebus Chinonye Ezugwu, Chukwuemeka A. Iyoke, Robsam S. Ohayi, Chibuike O. Chigbu, Susan Uzoamaka Arinze-Onyia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent education Sexually Transmitted Diseases Poison control Nigeria Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Young Adult Pregnancy Injury prevention medicine Prevalence Humans Prospective Studies Survivors Child Hospitals Teaching Sexual violence business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology social sciences General Medicine Middle Aged Pregnancy Unwanted Forensic science Sexual abuse Child Preschool Rape Female University teaching business Emergency Service Hospital Demography |
| Zdroj: | International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics. 130(1) |
| ISSN: | 1879-3479 |
| Popis: | article Objective: To determine the prevalence and pattern of rape in Enugu, southeast Nigeria. Methods: A prospective descriptive study was conducted among female survivors of rape who presented at the emergency gynecologic and/or forensic unit of Enugu State University Teaching Hospital between February 2012 and July 2013. Data were collected via a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Results: Among 1374 gynecologic emergencies, there were 121 (8.8%) rape cases. The mean age of the rape survivors was 13.1 ± 8.1 years. Ninety (74.4%) survivors were younger than 18 years. At least 72 hours had passed since the rape for 74 (61.2%) cases. The perpetrator was known to 74 (82.2%) patients younger than 18 years and 18 (58.1%) aged at least 18 years (P = 0.013). The location of the rape was the bush or an uncompleted building for 36 (29.8%) and the perpetra- tor's residencefor another 36 (29.8%).Four (3.3%)individualsbecame pregnant after therape.Conclusion: A con- siderableproportionofpatientswithgynecologicemergencieshadbeenraped.Individualsshouldbeencouraged to report to the hospital quickly to prevent unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. |
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