Fear of the perpetrator: A major reason why sexual assault victims delayed presenting at hospital

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dc.contributor.authorAdefolalu, Adegoke O.
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-29T12:50:48Z
dc.date.available2023-05-29T12:50:48Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractSexual violence occurs globally and has been reportedacross various cultures and among all demographic andsocio-economic groups. Although both sexes are affected,women are usually the victims and men the perpetrators;in some parts of the world, almost one in every fivewomen has suffered at least one incident of sexual vio-lence (WHO 2003). A WHO study (2005) estimated theextent of physical and sexual intimate partner violenceagainst women in nine countries and revealed differentprevalences of sexual violence: 6.2% in Japan, 6.3% inSerbia and Montenegro, 10.1% in Brazil, 30.7% in Tan-zania, 46.7% in Peru, 49.7% in Bangladesh and 58.6%in Ethiopia. In South Africa, a national prevalence of7%, with a range of 2% to 12% among provinces, hasbeen documented (National Department of Health 1999);17% of young South African women have experienced atleast one incident of rape (Peltzer & Pengpid 2008).en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdefolalu, A. O. et al. (2014). Fear of the perpetrator: A major reason why sexual assault victims delayed presenting at hospital. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 19 (3), 342-347. 10.1111/tmi.12249en_US
dc.identifier.issn1365-3156
dc.identifier.uri10.1111/tmi.12249
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8948
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectSexual assaulten_US
dc.subjectSexual harassmenten_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectWorld Health Organizationen_US
dc.titleFear of the perpetrator: A major reason why sexual assault victims delayed presenting at hospitalen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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