Reported rapes at a hospital rape centre: Demographic and clinical profiles

Sexual assault against women at Osogbo southwestern Nigeria

“…[24][25][26] As documented in earlier studies, the profiles of the perpetrators of sexual assault on women in this study included blood relations, neighbors, acquaintances, authority figure, and strangers. [20,27,28] Women have been known to suffer violence, physical, and/or sexual from intimate partners and strangers. [29][30][31] Assault occurred both during the day and at night.…”

Help-seeking behaviors of South African women after sexual offence victimization : the lived experience.

“…South African researchers report women 29 years of age and younger experience the highest rates of sexual offences victimization (Belo & Pather, 2008;Changwa & Pather, 2008;Dunkle et al, 2004;Francis & Baird, 2000;Lammers, Martin, Andrews, & Seedat, 2010;Meel, 2008;Vetten & Haffee, 2005) and one in four South African girls become victims of sexual offences before they reach the age of 16 years (Cox et al, 2007;Lammers et al, 2010;Meel, 2008). However, South African women of all ages are victims of sexual offences (Jewkes, Sikweyiya, Morrell & Dunkle, 2009).…”

“…Known assailants may range from being a friend or acquaintance of the victim to being a member of the victim's family (Abrahams & Jewkes, 2010;Changwa & Pather, 2008;Francis & Baird, 2000;Lammers et al, 2010). Stranger rapes also occur in high numbers (Francis & Baird, 2000;Killian, Suliman, Fakier, & Seedat, 2007;Swart, Gilchrist, Butchard, Seedat, & Martin, 2000;Vetten et al, 2008;Vetten & Haffee, 2005).…”

“…However, South African women of all ages are victims of sexual offences (Jewkes, Sikweyiya, Morrell & Dunkle, 2009). In a review of patient records at a large urban South African hospital, Lammers, Martin, Andrews, and Seedat (2010) reported the youngest victim of rape was a newborn and the "eldest 78 years old" (p. 362).…”