| Literature DB >> 7796777 |
S Chaudhry1, B Sangani, S B Ojwang, K S Khan.
Abstract
A retrospective audit of all the rape cases reported at the Aga Khan Hospital, Nairobi over a two year period was carried out. Out of 37 victims, 86.6% were less than 30 years old and 73.4% did not know who the assailant was. 80% of the victims reported to the hospital within 24 hours of the incident taking place and in 4 (10.8%) of the victims-vaginal swabs grew N. gonorrhoea. None of the victims opted for prosecution and none were referred for further counselling. We recommended that alleged rape victims be seen by a qualified gynaecologist or police surgeon and that they should be examined, investigated and managed by a standard protocol.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Behavior; Crime; Delivery Of Health Care; Developing Countries; Eastern Africa; English Speaking Africa; Health; Health Services; Health Services Evaluation; Kenya; Organization And Administration; Program Evaluation; Programs; Quality Of Health Care; Rape--women; Research Methodology; Research Report; Retrospective Studies; Sexual Abuse--women; Social Problems; Studies; Violence--women; Women
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Year: 1995 PMID： 7796777
Source DB: PubMed Journal: East Afr Med J ISSN： 0012-835X