Female Child and Adolescent Sexual Abuse Cases Reported at the Geneva University Hospitals Between 2006 and 2014: A Retrospective Study

To provide an objective quantification of the demographic characteristics and clinical findings related to female child and adolescent sexual abuse cases reported at the Geneva University Hospitals. Retrospective study. Obstetrics and gynecology emergency unit. Female children (0-12 years old) and a...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric & adolescent gynecology 2020-06, Vol.33 (3), p.260-263
Main Authors: Rizzo, Annalisa, Ricard, Dominique, La Harpe, Romano, Fracasso, Tony, Yaron, Michal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent health
Primary prevention
Public health
Sex offenses
Sexual child abuse
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Summary:To provide an objective quantification of the demographic characteristics and clinical findings related to female child and adolescent sexual abuse cases reported at the Geneva University Hospitals. Retrospective study. Obstetrics and gynecology emergency unit. Female children (0-12 years old) and adolescents (13-20 years old) seeking primary care after sexual assault. None, observational study. Delay from assault to time of presentation to primary care presentation, type of perpetrators, and the presence gynecological and bodily lesions. Compared with children, a significantly higher proportion of adolescents presented to the hospital within 24 hours (134/289 (46.4%) vs 7/33 (21.2%); P = .006). Perpetrators were family members in 15/36 (41.7%) of children and in only 14/304 (4.6%) of adolescent patients (P 
ISSN:1083-3188
1873-4332
DOI:10.1016/j.jpag.2019.11.003