Identifying domestic violence and sexual assault presentations at a regional Australian hospital emergency department: Comparative analysis of domestic violence and sexual assault cases

IF 2.7 Q2 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Womens Health Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1177/17455057221103992

Nafiseh Ghafournia, S. J. R. Healey

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Abstract

Objective: To map the main characteristics of and differences between domestic violence and sexual assault cases presenting to a hospital emergency department in Australia. Methods: This retrospective observational cross-sectional study presents a snapshot of domestic violence and sexual assault cases presenting to the emergency department of a regional tertiary Australian hospital between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2018. Data were extracted from the health district electronic information system for all eligible females. All data were checked for completeness and discrepancies by researchers before analysis. Results: 42/105 (40%) sexual assault cases and 27/56 (48%) domestic violence cases reported mental health issues. More than half of the sexual assault and domestic violence cases had recurrent presentations to emergency department (51%; 54/105% and 52%; 29/56, respectively); most injuries were classed as severe. 92/105; 88% of sexual assault and 41/56; 73% of domestic violence victims were referred to related services. Conclusion: Clinical health staff, particularly those working in emergency department, can play crucial roles in identifying cases of domestic violence and sexual assault. Domestic violence training for clinicians and routine domestic violence screening in hospital emergency department is recommended to enhance early intervention.

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识别澳大利亚地区医院急诊科的家庭暴力和性侵犯陈述：家庭暴力和性侵案件的比较分析

目的：了解澳大利亚医院急诊科就诊的家庭暴力和性侵案件的主要特征及其差异。方法：这项回顾性观察性横断面研究提供了2018年1月1日至2018年12月31日期间向澳大利亚一家地区三级医院急诊科提交的家庭暴力和性侵犯案件的快照。从卫生区电子信息系统中提取了所有符合条件的女性的数据。在分析之前，研究人员对所有数据的完整性和差异性进行了检查。结果：42/105（40%）性侵案件和27/56（48%）家庭暴力案件报告了心理健康问题。超过一半的性侵和家庭暴力案件经常向急诊科就诊（分别为51%、54/105%和52%、29/56）；大多数受伤被列为严重。92/105；88%的性侵犯和41/56；73%的家庭暴力受害者被转介到相关服务机构。结论：临床卫生工作人员，特别是急诊科的工作人员，可以在识别家庭暴力和性侵犯案件方面发挥关键作用。建议对临床医生进行家庭暴力培训，并在医院急诊科进行常规家庭暴力筛查，以加强早期干预。

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Womens Health OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY-

CiteScore

2.80

自引率

4.20%

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审稿时长

15 weeks

期刊介绍： For many diseases, women’s physiology and life-cycle hormonal changes demand important consideration when determining healthcare management options. Age- and gender-related factors can directly affect treatment outcomes, and differences between the clinical management of, say, an adolescent female and that in a pre- or postmenopausal patient may be either subtle or profound. At the same time, there are certain conditions that are far more prevalent in women than men, and these may require special attention. Furthermore, in an increasingly aged population in which women demonstrate a greater life-expectancy.