PREVALENCE AND PATTERN OF INJURY IN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES PRESENTED AT KHYBER MEDICAL COLLEGE PESHAWAR
Our data concluded that sexual assault was more prevalent in females than in males. Most of the individuals were from urban areas rather than rural areas. Of the subjects, rape was more prevalent than sodomy. The most common pattern of genital injury is anal tear while extragenital injuries vary from bruises to abrasions on various parts of the body. The most common drug used was benzodiazepines.
Authors
- Omair Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9049-1242)
- Iftikhar Ahmad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9801-6462)
- Muhammad Wasif
- Faiza Nadeem
- Salma Shazia
- Syed Ahsan Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2274-2200)
Institutions
- Ayub Medical College (PK)
- Khyber Medical College (PK)
- Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad
- Published
- 2024-09-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.55519/jamc-03-13049
- Primary Topic
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00