Background
It is important for the physician and a rape counselor to understand the epidemiology which studies the incidence, prevalence, spread, prevention, and control of sexual assault in a local community or a specific group of individuals. We tried to this study in order to find the effective treatment of the sexual assault victims and to establish the data base about them. Methods: We prospectively evaluated the sexually assaulted patients who visited medical supportive center for women at national police hospital from 2003. 1. 1 to 2003. 12. 31. The data were obtained from the records of ER and OB & GY(obstetric & gynecologic) clinic; Total 334 cases of patients were evaluated. Results: The mean age was 18.4 years old. The age distribution of sexual assault victims are divided into four; 62 cases under 7 years old(18.6%), 51 cases between 7 and 13 years old(15.2%), 58 cases between 14 to 19 years old(17.3%), and 163 cases over 20 years old(48.9%). The 308 cases of patients(92.2%) were unmarried and 11 cases(3.3%) were examined within 1 hour after visiting hospital. The physical injuries were 192 vaginal injuries(37.1%), 54 ruptures of hymen(10.4%), 5 sexually transmitted disease(1.0%), 191 abnormal sensations of genital organ(36.9%), and 74 minor injuries including abrasions, contusions, lacerations(14.2%). The psychological injuries were 180 phobias(15.5%), 334 angers(28.8%), 53 guilties(4.6%), and the like. The 184 cases of patients(55.1%) were acquainted with the assailant. Conclusions: We thought that the optimal management of the sexual assault victims should be involved the continuous epidemiologic analysis and the estalishment of data base of them.
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