title: The forensic exam: assessing health characteristics of adult female victims of recent sexual assault.
abstract: Sexual assault of women is a major problem in the United States, and information about characteristics of adult female sexual assault victims who report and undergo a forensic exam is lacking. This study describes the health characteristics of recent adult female sexual assault victims who received a forensic exam and/or prophylactic treatment at a sexual assault center located in a southern urban area.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Nursing, Richmond, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Anita D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Boykins
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009733:Nursing Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011902:Rape / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015144:Southeastern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016387:Women's Health