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ReviewForensic science, medicine, and pathology2023

The role of legal medicine professionals in preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among female victims of sexual assault.

Renjulal Yesodharan, Pratibha Kamath, Vishnu Renjith, Nirmal M Krishnan, Udara Dilrukshi Senarathne, Suja Kumari Sasidharan, Tessy Treesa Jose, Vinod C Nayak

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Review in Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Renjulal YesodharanDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India.ORCID 0000-0002-7207-1129
Pratibha KamathDepartment of OBG Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India. pratibha.prakash@manipal.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4673-5104
Vishnu RenjithSchool of Nursing & Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-3718-8399
Nirmal M KrishnanDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0007-626X
Udara Dilrukshi SenarathneFaculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.ORCID 0000-0003-2329-6871
Suja Kumari SasidharanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, Amrita College of Nursing, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Ernakulum, Kerala, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2846-4985
Tessy Treesa JoseDepartment of Psychiatric Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4746-705X
Vinod C NayakDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India.ORCID 0000-0002-4614-235X
Manipal Academy of Higher Education · INAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham · INRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IEUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura · LK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sexual violence can have an overwhelming impact on the victim's physical and mental health; the consequences include unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Therefore, the examiners must assess victims for possible pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections as a part of the sexual assault examination. This article aims to orient the medico-legal examiners towards their role in preventing unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among victims of sexual assault. Prompt detection of pregnancy or STIs is critical, as any delay would adversely affect the successful administration of emergency contraception and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections.

Indexed as

Crime VictimsSex OffensesSexually Transmitted DiseasesFemaleForensic MedicineHumansPhysical ExaminationPost-Exposure ProphylaxisPregnancyContraceptionCrime victimsForensic nursingForensic sciencesPost-exposure prophylaxisPregnancyPreventive health serviceSex offencesSexually transmitted diseases

Identifiers

PMID36881378
PMCPMC10518277
OpenAlexW4323348480

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