Anogenital injury following sexual assault and consensual sexual intercourse: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sexual violence is a grave human rights violation and a serious global public health challenge. Rates of reporting of sexual violence and subsequent passage of cases through the criminal justice system are poor all over the world. The presence or absence of anogenital injury following sexual assault may influence survivors in their willingness to report a crime, and law enforcement officers and jurors in their decision making regarding the laying of charges and/or conviction of offenders. The aim of this systematic review was to compare rates of identification of anogenital injury (AGI) in women following sexual assault and consensual sexual intercourse using the same examination techniques.

Methods

In this systematic review and meta-analysis, Medline, Embase and

SUBMITTER: Naumann DN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10570717 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature