Assistance to Victims of Sexual Violence in a Referral Service: A 10-Year Experience.
Gabriel Ramalho de JesusNatália Pavoni RodriguesGiordana Campos BragaRenata AbduchPatrícia Pereira Dos Santos MelliGeraldo DuarteSilvana Maria QuintanaPublished in: Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia (2022)
In the present cohort, the profile of victims of sexual violence was low-educated, young, white women. The traumatic event occurred predominantly at night, on public thoroughfare, being committed by an unknown offender. Assistance within the first 72 hours after sexual violence enables the healthcare center to provide prophylactic interventions against STIs and unwanted pregnancies.