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ArticleForensic science, medicine, and pathology2022

HIV contact notification in sexual assault cases-ethical, legal, and procedural challenges.

Phillipa Brook, Jo Ann Parkin, Nicola Cunningham

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Article in Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Phillipa BrookVictorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Melbourne, Australia. phillipa.brook@vifm.org.
Jo Ann ParkinVictorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Melbourne, Australia.
Nicola CunninghamVictorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, Melbourne, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HIV notification of sexual contacts is an essential public health aspect of reducing transmission. This process can be challenging at times, and even more so in instances of alleged sexual assault. This article highlights the multiple complexities associated with HIV contact notification in sexual assault cases when the complainant is HIV positive, and their sexual contact (the alleged perpetrator) is in police custody. We examine ethical and legal challenges associated with a practitioner's duty of care towards all involved parties, as well as potential issues with consent to notify sexual contact(s). Further, logistical challenges with this process, along with possible investigative implications are discussed. We contend that clinical forensic medical practitioners play a fundamental role in this context of HIV contact notification.

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Crime VictimsHIV InfectionsSex OffensesForensic MedicineHumansClinical forensic medical practitionersContact notificationCustodyDuty of careHIVSexual assault

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PMID36207504

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