Childhood abuse and subsequent sexual assault among female inpatients.
The relationship between a history of childhood abuse and subsequent sexual assault was assessed among 409 consecutive female inpatient admissions. A total of 45% of the sample reported a history of some form of childhood abuse and 22% reported at least one adulthood sexual assault. A hierarchical logistic regression indicated that, after controlling for sociodemographic and diagnostic variables, women with a history of childhood abuse were 3.1 times more likely to have experienced an adult sexual assault compared to those without abuse. There was a higher prevalence of adult sexual assault among women reporting only physical abuse or physical and sexual abuse than those reporting only sexual abuse, indicating the significance of physical abuse as a potential risk factor for adult sexual assault.
Cloitre
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Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
Tardiff
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Marzuk
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PM
Leon
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Portera
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010553:Personality Development; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors