Reported Cases of Sexual Assault in Civil Hospital Sanghar
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Published:2021-09-30
Issue:9
Volume:15
Page:2251-2252
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Container-title:Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences
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Short-container-title:PJMHS
Author:
Ahmed Khan Memon Muhammad Qasim,Kumar Pardeep,Aslam Nadia,Ahmed Awan Ejaz,Ahmed Cheena Shabir,Samad Abdul
Abstract
Aim: To evaluate the sexual assault against male and female. Study design: Retrospective study Place and duration of study: Civil Hospital Sanghar from 1st January 2020 to 31st December, 2020 Methodology: Forty two cases of sexual assault and recognize the associated factors were enrolled. The age between 6-35 years and either gender were included. Result: There were 28.6% females and 71.4% males, highest victims were among age between 6-18 years was 17(40.5%), illiterate was 23(54.7%), assaulted by a neighbour was 30 (71.4%) and time lapse <1-2 days was 19(45.4%) sexual assaults. Conclusion: Majority of victims were males, assailant relationships of neighbour and illiterate. Keywords: Sexual assault, Victims, Assailants
Publisher
Lahore Medical and Dental College