ArticlePsychology of violence2021
The Global Prevalence of Sexual Assault: A Systematic Review of International Research Since 2010.
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Identifying sexual health concerns, risk-taking and violence using the newly developed SEXIT Adult tool in a Swedish public outpatient sample.BMC public health · 2026Article
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- Adult Men's Sexual Assault Victimization and Condom Use Resistance: A Preliminary Investigation.Psychology of men & masculinity · 2026Article
- The Impact of Individual and Context-Related Factors on Students' Reactions After Sexual Assault: A Vignette Study.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2026Article
- An investigation into the background levels of DNA and saliva typically detectable on penises.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Article
- The impact of delayed reporting on forensic evidence recovery in anal sexual assault cases: A retrospective study.PloS one · 2026Article
- "That Came Back to Haunt Me": Violence Against Women Survivors' Concerns About Police Use of Body-Worn Cameras.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2026Article
- "That kind of information is crucial to get across": co-developing a sexual assault support website with survivors and support providers.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
- Forced vaginal sex and genital immune correlates of HIV risk: a prospective study of female sex workers in Kenya.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of early psychotherapeutic interventions for trauma-exposed children and adolescents: insights from a trauma outpatient clinic.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD Integrated with Cognitive Behavioral Coping Skills for Cannabis Use Disorder After Recent Sexual Assault: A Case Series.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Religiosity and the relationship between sexual trauma, alcohol use, and sleep quality: a moderated mediation model.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2025Article
- Alcohol and Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence: A Review, Current Trends, and a Look Toward the Future.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2025Article
- The association between alexithymia and internet addiction disorder in a large sample of Chinese undergraduates: the role of sexual assault experiences.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe present a review of peer-reviewed English-language studies conducted outside the United States and Canada on the prevalence of sexual assault victimization in adolescence and adulthood published since 2010.
methodA systematic literature search yielded 32 articles reporting on 45 studies from 29 countries. Studies that only provided prevalence estimates for sexual assault in intimate relationships or did not present separate rates for men and women were excluded. All studies were coded by two coders, and a risk of bias score was calculated for each study. Both past-year and prevalence rates covering longer periods were extracted.
resultsThe largest number of studies came from Europe (
conclusionDespite regional variation, most studies indicate that sexual assault is widespread. More sustained, systematic, and coordinated research efforts are needed to gauge the scale of sexual assault in different parts of the world and to develop prevention measures.
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