Evaluation of sexual assaults in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorKaranfil, Ramazan
dc.contributor.authorKeten, Alper
dc.contributor.authorZeren, Cem
dc.contributor.authorArslan, M. Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorEren, Ali
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T20:56:57Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T20:56:57Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Sex crimes remain an important problem all over the world. Very few studies about sexual offenses in Turkey have been published. Sexual assault is a serious social problem that constitutes serious health conditions affecting the lives of involved individuals. In this study, we aimed to investigate socio-demographic features of victims, assailant-victim relationships and sexual assault findings. Material and methods: A total of 324 sexual assault victims presenting to and examined in the Department of Forensic Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University Medical Faculty, between January 2007 and December 2010 were included in the study. The victims completed a survey at face to face interviews. Results: Of 324 victims, 268 (82.7%) were female and 56 (17.3%) were male. The mean age of the victims was 16.78 +/- 7.16 years. In all cases, types of the assaults were as following; vaginal penetration in 160 (49.4%), anal penetration in 117(36.1%), oral penetration with penis in 7(2.2%) and in the form of kissing, fondling, touching the sex organ and rubbing the sex organ in 60 (18.5%) cases. Of all the assaults, 149 (46%) were found to take place in the assailants' homes and 49 (15.1%) in the victims' homes. Of 139 cases, 85 (26.3%) had genital injury alone and 54 (16.7%) had anal injury. Conclusion: On the contrary to the previous studies, this study revealed that sexual assaults occurred mostly in the assailants' homes and that the incidence of anal trauma was higher. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jflm.2013.03.018
dc.identifier.endpage407en_US
dc.identifier.issn1752-928X
dc.identifier.issn1532-2009
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid23756507en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84878908351en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage404en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2013.03.018
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/12202
dc.identifier.volume20en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000321232200008en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Sci Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Forensic and Legal Medicineen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectSexual assaulten_US
dc.subjectForensic medicineen_US
dc.subjectGenital/anal injuriesen_US
dc.subjectPhysical findingsen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of sexual assaults in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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