Factors associated with suspected drug-facilitated sexual assault.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There has been little systematic investigation of widespread reports of drugging and sexual assault. We sought to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with suspected drug-facilitated sexual assault.

Methods

Between June 2005 and March 2007, a total of 977 consecutive sexual assault victims underwent screening for suspected drugging at 7 hospital-based sexual assault treatment centres. We defined victims of drug-facilitated sexual assault as those who presented to a centre within about 72 hours of being assaulted and who provided at least 1 valid reason for suspecting that she or he had been drugged and sexually assaulted. We used logistic regression modelling to compare victims of suspected drug-facilitated sexual assault with other sexual assault vi

SUBMITTER: Du Mont J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2645446 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature