Medicolegal assessment of reported female sexual assaults in the Kingdom of Bahrain: record-based descriptive study

IF 1.3 Q3 MEDICINE, LEGAL
Fatema Abdul-Rahman Alfadhel, Mohammed Nour El-Din Fouda, Mona Mohamed Awny
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Sexual assault is an important social issue that influences women’s lives. Despite a significant increase in 2018, there is no reliable information available in the Kingdom of Bahrain about female sexual assaults. The aim of this study is to investigate the pattern of reported sexual assaults among living female victims in the Kingdom of Bahrain. All medicolegal reports of sexual assaults in living female victims from 2016 to 2020 were included. Reported cases were studied for sociodemographic data of victims, assailant data, assault circumstances, and medicolegal findings and procedures. The prevalence of female sexual assault allegations was 7%. During the studied period, there were 272 cases of sexual assault overall. Most cases were in the age group 18–30 years (41.2%). In 58.1% of assaults, the assailant was the boyfriend or partner of the victim. The medicolegal examination took place within 2 days after assault in only 32%. Forensic examination of sexual assault victims revealed extragenital injuries in only 30.9% of cases. Sexual assaults involving mixed penetration occurred in 66.9% of victims, followed by vaginal penetration (30.1%), then anal penetration (2.9%). The final medicolegal opinion confirmed positive assault in 38.6% of allegations and negative assault in 32.4% of allegations, while allegations that have no firm medicolegal conclusion were 29%. Despite the efforts made in Bahrain, there is an underestimated problem of sexual violence against females which needs a robust multilevel strategy including the roles of education, law, and non-governmental institutions.
对巴林王国报告的女性性侵犯案件进行法医评估:基于记录的描述性研究
性侵犯是影响妇女生活的一个重要社会问题。尽管在 2018 年出现了大幅增长,但巴林王国没有关于女性性侵犯的可靠信息。本研究旨在调查巴林王国在世女性受害者所报告的性侵犯模式。研究纳入了 2016 年至 2020 年间所有关于在世女性受害者遭受性侵犯的法医报告。研究了报告案件中受害者的社会人口数据、攻击者数据、攻击情况以及法医结论和程序。女性性侵犯指控的发生率为 7%。在研究期间,共发生 272 起性侵犯案件。大多数案件发生在 18-30 岁年龄组(41.2%)。在 58.1%的性侵犯案件中,侵犯者是受害者的男友或伴侣。仅有 32% 的案件在袭击发生后 2 天内进行了法医检查。对性侵犯受害者进行的法医检查发现,只有 30.9%的案件有生殖器外损伤。66.9%的性侵犯受害者遭受了混合插入,其次是阴道插入(30.1%),然后是肛门插入(2.9%)。38.6% 的指控经最终法医意见确认为正面侵犯,32.4% 的指控为负面侵犯,而 29% 的指控没有明确的法医结论。尽管巴林做出了努力,但针对女性的性暴力问题仍被低估,需要采取强有力的多层次战略,包括发挥教育、法律和非政府机构的作用。
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审稿时长
17 weeks
期刊介绍: Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, the official publication of The International Association of Law and Forensic Sciences (IALFS), is an open access journal that publishes articles in the forensic sciences, pathology and clinical forensic medicine and its related specialities. The journal carries classic reviews, case studies, original research, hypotheses and learning points, offering critical analysis and scientific appraisal.
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