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Table 3 Absence of genito-anal injuries by factors related to the patient, rape and examination

From: Genito-anal injury patterns and associated factors in rape survivors in an urban province of South Africa: a cross-sectional study

 

Total

Absence of genito-anal injuries (N = 749)

Presence of genito-anal injuries (N = 723)

p value

PATIENT INFORMATION

Age (N = 1447)

   

0.000

<18 years

532 (36.8%)

221 (30.0%)

311 (43.9%)

18 - 44 years

853 (59.0%)

489 (66.3%)

364 (51.3%)

≥45 years

62 (4.3%)

28 (3.8%)

34 (4.8%)

Virgin (N = 1311)

   

0.000

No

950 (72.5%)

526 (80.4%)

424 (64.5%)

Yes

361 (27.1%)

128 (19.6%)

233 (35.5%)

Previously pregnant (N = 1131)

   

0.004

No

502 (44.4%)

243 (40.5%)

259 (48.8%)

Yes

629 (55.6%)

357 (59.5%)

272 (51.2%)

Disability (N = 1472)

   

0.354

No

1447 (98.3%)

734 (98.0%)

713 (98.6%)

Yes

25 (1.7%)

15 (2.0%)

10 (1.4%)

Under influence of drugs or alcohol (N = 1114)

   

0.835

No

1061 (95.2%)

536 (95.4%)

525 (95.1%)

Yes

53 (4.8%)

26 (4.6%)

27 (4.9%)

RAPE

Length of time perpetrator detained victim (N = 1411)

   

0.224

Less than a day

1204 (85.3%)

620 (86.6%)

584 (84.0%)

1 day of more

207 (14.7%)

96 (13.4%)

111 (16.0%)

Multiple perpetrators (N = 1437)

   

0.038

No

1168 (81.3%)

616 (83.6%)

552 (78.9%)

Yes

269 (18.7%)

121 (16.4%)

148 (21.1%)

Perpetrator victim relationship (N = 1414)

   

0.320

Any relative

99 (7.0%)

46 (6.4%)

53 (7.7%)

Curent or ex-partner

200 (14.1%)

113 (15.6%)

87 (12.6%)

Stranger or someone known only slightly/by sight

697 (49.3%)

346 (47.9%)

351 (50.8%)

Some other known person

418 (29.6%)

218 (30.2%)

200 (28.9%)

Perpetrator armed (N = 1442)

   

0.039

No

917 (63.6%)

448 (61.1%)

469 (55.2%)

Yes

525 (36.4%)

285 (38.9%)

240 (33.9%)

Victim hurt with weapon (N = 517)

   

0.116

No

399 (77.2%)

226 (79.6%)

173 (74.3%)

Yes

118 (22.8%)

58 (20.4%)

60 (25.8%)

Victim threatened (N = 1472)

   

0.273

No

809 (55.0%)

401 (53.5%)

408 (56.4%)

Yes

663 (45.0%)

348 (46.5%)

315 (43.6%)

Physical force used (N = 1429)

   

0.192

No

557 (39.0%)

273 (37.4%)

284 (40.6%)

Yes

872 (61.0%)

457 (62.6%)

415 (59.4%)

Victim resisted (N = 1472)

   

0.857

No

809 (55.0%)

410 (54.7%)

399 (55.2%)

Yes

663 (45.0%)

339 (45.3%)

324 (44.8%)

Number of penetrations (N = 1272)

   

0.117

1

861 (67.7%)

465 (69.8%)

396 (65.4%)

>1

411 (32.3%)

201 (30.2%)

210 (34.7%)

EXAMINATION

Time from rape to examination (N = 1262)

   

0.899

<2 days

1056 (83.7%)

528 (83.5%)

528 (83.8%)

2 - 10 days

206 (16.3%)

104 (16.5%)

102 (16.2%)

Doctor's qualification (N = 1223)

   

0.001

Medical degree

1072 (87.7%)

562 (91.5%)

510 (83.7%)

Higher than medical degree

151 (12.4%)

52 (8.5%)

99 (16.3%)