title: Sexual assault and its medical, medicolegal, and social aspects--a retrospective study.
abstract: A retrospective study of medical, medicolegal and social aspects was conducted in collaboration with the department of forensic medicine and toxicology during a period 2004-2009 among 42 victims of sexual assault who were admitted in the department of gynaecology and obstetrics of RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata. Majority (71%) of the victims were girls between age group 6-15 years. Sixty per cent of the victims were from poor family, 43% were illiterate and 72% had vaginal tear which required surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata 700004.
authors.forename: Rajendra Prasad
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Ganguly
authors.forename: Kajal Kumar
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.forename: Tulika
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: Ajit Ranjan
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Dipnarayan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sarkar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012923:Social Class