Physical injury after sexual assault: Findings of a large case series

Predictors of Injury Associated with Rape

“…No correlation between relationship and the occurrence of physical injury was reported in other studies (Schei, Sidenius, Lundvall, & Ottesen, 2003;Sugar et al, 2004), however stranger rapes of women with major psychiatric diagnosis were more correlated with injury (Eckert, Sugar, & Fine, 2002). Stranger rapes were reported to be more highly correlated with violent inflicted injuries from strangers and partners (Kroner & Weekes, 1996).…”

“…A higher likelihood of injury was reported in women who sought medical care within 24 hours of the rape (Sachs & Chu, 2002;Sugar et al, 2004). Care-seeking within the first 24 hours is the time frame when women who report rape will be most likely to go to a hospital.…”

“…Clay-Warner (2002) Several studies reported various results from analyses performed on a sample of women (N = 819) seen for rape examinations (Eckert et al, 2002;Sugar et al, 2004). Weapon presence was reported for nearly one fourth of the perpetrators.…”

“…Several cross-sectional studies were based on data from female patients (15-87 years of age; SD 11.7 years) seen in an urban Emergency Department (ED) who reported rape and had a examination (N = 819) (Eckert et al, 2002;Sugar, Eckert, & Fine, 2001;Sugar et al, 2004). The purpose of one study was to determine which patient factors and assault characteristics were related to injury.…”

“…Some research did not report ethnicity to be significantly related to injury (Sachs & Chu, 2002;Sugar et al, 2004) and others have found a correlation between ethnicity and injury (Cartwright, 1987). Several studies provide a limited description of ethnic characteristics of the samples of women examined but no further breakdown or predictive values were reported (L. Slaughter & Brown, 1991;L.…”