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Table 4 Type of services utilized by assailant-survivor relationship type among women presenting to sexual assault treatment centres in Ontario

From: A comparison of intimate partner and other sexual assault survivors’ use of different types of specialized hospital-based violence services

Type of servicea

Current/former intimate partner n = 117 (%)

Other known assailant n = 391 (%)

Stranger n = 111 (%)

p value

Assessment and treatment of injuries

103 (88.0)

326 (83.4)

93 (83.8)

0.470

Medical care

87 (74.4)

282 (72.1)

76 (68.5)

0.605

STI prophylaxis

56 (47.9)

314 (80.3)

80 (72.1)

<0.001

HIV PEP counselling

48 (41.0)

276 (70.6)

73 (65.8)

<0.001

Pregnancy prophylaxis

43 (36.8)

225 (57.5)

58 (52.3)

<0.001

Speculum examination

54 (46.2)

206 (52.7)

46 (41.4)

0.077

Anal examination

28 (23.9)

94 (24.0)

27 (24.3)

0.997

Sexual assault evidence kit

65 (55.6)

238 (60.9)

79 (71.2)

0.045

Photo documentation of injuries

35 (29.9)

53 (13.6)

13 (11.7)

<0.001

Crisis counselling

80 (68.4)

250 (63.9)

79 (71.2)

0.308

Risk assessment

70 (59.8)

170 (43.5)

54 (48.6)

0.008

Safety planning

82 (70.1)

161 (41.2)

46 (41.4)

<0.001

On-site follow-up care

92 (78.6)

306 (78.3)

93 (83.8)

0.438

Referral to community services

48 (41.0)

127 (32.5)

42 (37.8)

0.188

  1. Note: STI sexually transmitted infection, PEP post-exposure prophylaxis
  2. aCategories are not mutually exclusive