ArticleJournal of interpersonal violence2021
Chronic Diseases, Health Conditions, and Other Impacts Associated With Rape Victimization of U.S. Women.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review and data synthesis on the treatment of sexual violence victimization by an intimate partner.Journal of marital and family therapy · 2024Pooled it
- Supporting sexual assault disclosure: a qualitative study of women's experiences and preferences in gynaecological and midwifery care in the Netherlands.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Recommendations for the Care and Support of Women Affected by Sexual Violence. Guideline of the DGGG (S1-Level, AWMF Registry No. 015/097, December 2025, Version 1.0).Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2026Article
- Mental Health, Mucosal Immunity, and HIV Susceptibility Following Sexual Violence: Evidence from the THRIVE Study.Viruses · 2026Article
- Sexual Assault and Forensic Exam Offers in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Study.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2026Article
- Medical mistrust among diverse survivors of sexual violence: implications for primary health care delivery and engagement.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Refining a Video and Text Message Intervention (STAR, Skills Training in Active Recovery) to Prevent the Onset or Escalation of Posttraumatic Stress and Opioid Misuse Among Recent Sexual Assault Survivors: Community Engaged Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Rape Victims' Perceptions of Quality of Encounters With the Swedish Police.Violence against women · 2025Article
- The effects of violence and related stress on asthma.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2024Review
- "I Want to Be Heard": Rape Victims' Encounters With Swedish Police.Violence against women · 2024Article
- Association of Contact Sexual Violence Victimization and Health in the U.S.American journal of preventive medicine · 2024Article
- A qualitative study on the health system-related needs in women survivors of rape.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Rape and Sexual Coercion Related Pregnancy in the United States.American journal of preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Epidemiological pattern of rape cases managed at a regional hospital in South Africa.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2024Article
- "I was just so confused, like does this even count as sexual assault?": Understanding LGBTQA+ sexual victimization, help-seeking, and mental health outcomes.Journal of gender studies · 2024Article
- Are Sexual Assaults Related to Functional Somatic Disorders? A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Emergency Department Preparedness to Care for Sexual Assault Survivors: A Nationwide Study.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Sexual Aggression Victimization and Perpetration in a German University Student Sample.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- A Strengths and Needs Assessment of Campus Sexual Assault Response.Journal of forensic nursingArticle
- Rape Stereotypes, Younger Age, and Social Support Are Associated with Concerns About Help-Seeking at a Sexual Assault Center.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingObservational
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Abstract
Sexual violence (SV) is an urgent public health issue that is common and has lifelong effects on health. Previous scholarship has documented the association of SV victimization with numerous health conditions and impacts, but much of this past work has focused on negative health outcomes associated with child sexual abuse using non-nationally representative samples. This article used a nationally representative female sample to examine health conditions associated with any lifetime experience of rape. We also examined injury and health outcomes (e.g., fear, injury) resulting from any violence by a perpetrator of rape. About two in five rape victims (39.1%) reported injury (e.g., bruises, vaginal tears), and 12.3% reported a sexually transmitted disease as a result of the rape victimization. Approximately 71.3% of rape victims (an estimated 16.4 million women) experienced some form of impact as a result of violence by a rape perpetrator. Among U.S. women, the adjusted odds of experiencing asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, frequent headaches, chronic pain, difficulty sleeping, activity limitations, poor physical or mental health, and use of special equipment (e.g., wheelchair) were significantly higher for lifetime rape victims compared with non-victims. This article fills gaps in our understanding of health impacts associated with rape of women and is the only nationally representative source of this information to our knowledge. Primary prevention efforts in youth that seek to prevent the first occurrence of rape and other forms of SV may be most effective for reducing the long-term health effects of this violence.
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