ArticleActa obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica2025
Changes in physical violence and injury during sexual assaults over time among females 16-29 years.
Article in Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Forensic pathologic investigation of the female genital organs by complete pelvic exenteration: a step-by-step autopsy approach.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2026Article
- Why Sexual Choking Is Not as Safe as You Think: A Call to Action from Sex Researchers and Kink Educators.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Review
- "And then I got strangled": Dangerous trends of sexual choking among young people.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Review
- Changes in physical violence and injury during sexual assaults over time among females 16-29 years.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Acute blood biomarker responses to consensual sexual choking/strangulation in young adult women: a randomized crossover study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
Abstract
introductionDespite movements like "Me Too" and refined laws, many young people in Sweden still experience sexual violence. The changing nature and severity of these assaults are of significant interest, especially due to common long-term effects like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Understanding these trends can help healthcare providers support victims and develop effective prevention strategies. This study aimed to examine changes in the severity of physical violence and injury during sexual assaults over the past decade among women aged 16-29 in Stockholm, Sweden, with a particular focus on trends in non-fatal strangulation and its associated factors. MATERIAL AND
methodsThis retrospective study analyzed data from the Emergency Clinic for Rape Victims at South General Hospital, which centralizes care for sexual assault victims in Region Stockholm, Sweden. A final sample of 1074 records of women aged 16-29 was included in the analysis (299 in 2012, 391 in 2017, and 384 in 2022). Data were analyzed using descriptive and regression analysis to assess adjusted odds ratios (AORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
resultsMost victims experienced physical violence during sexual assault (65.3% in 2012, 68.1% in 2017 and 67.6% in 2022). In 2022, there was an increase in hitting (13.7% to 21.7%, p = 0.008), multiple physical violence (28.4% to 37.7%, p = 0.012), and severe physical violence (15.1% to 28.9% p < 0.001) compared to 2012. Non-fatal strangulation rose significantly from 8.2% in 2012 to 24.5% in 2022 (p < 0.001), with adjusted AORs of 2.2 (95% CI: 1.2, 3.9) in 2017 and 3.3 (95% CI: 1.9, 5.8) in 2022 compared to 2012. Factors linked to non-fatal strangulation included assaults in a home environment (AOR = 1.8, 95% CI: 1.2, 2.8), vaginal penetration along with another sexual act (AOR = 2.9, 95% CI: 1.6, 5.1), and blunt force (AOR = 5.9, 95% CI: 4.0, 8.5). Genital injuries also increased significantly from 25.2% in 2012 to 37.6% in 2022.
conclusionsThis study highlights a rise in severe physical violence in sexual assaults, involving non-fatal strangulation and an increased presence of genital injuries. Findings underscore the need for thorough medical follow-up and nationally representative research to inform prevention and understand associated violence dynamics.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.