Table 3 Descriptive Analysis of responses to 5 questions discussing the management of cases with medicolegal significance by participating OB/GYN practitioners (n = 150)
From: Experience of obstetricians and gynecologists in the management of medicolegal cases in Egypt
Q | Questions discussing management of cases of significant medicolegal importance by OB/GYN practitioners | No. | % |
|---|---|---|---|
14 | Do you manage the cases with suspected sexual assault or premarital relations? a | ||
Yes | 28 | 18.7% | |
No | 122 | 81.3% | |
15 | Following sexual assault or premarital relations, cases attend to… b | ||
Assess the integrity of the hymen | 115 | 76.7% | |
Terminate illegal pregnancy | 91 | 60.7% | |
Ask for hymen repair | 47 | 31.3% | |
Need medicolegal reporting to denote that the hymen is intact | 35 | 23.3% | |
16 | In your opinion, hymen restoration surger y might be justified in… b | ||
Non-justification of hymen repair under any circumstances | 80 | 53.3% | |
Following sexual assault (rape) | 54 | 36.0% | |
Accidental hymen injury | 48 | 32.0% | |
In girl <18 years with wellful sexual intercourse | 3 | 2.0% | |
In lady (> 18 years) has premarital sexual relations and want to marry | 1 | 0.7% | |
17 | In your opinion, is it justifiable to induce an abortion before 16 weeks of pregnancy upon patient request without medical indication? a | ||
Yes | 5 | 3.3% | |
No | 145 | 96.7% | |
18 | The appropriate medicolegal precautions taken by the doctor performing therapeutic (legal) abortion include the following b | ||
Written reports from two specialists (of the mother's illness) stating that the continuation of pregnancy endangers her life | 109 | 72.7% | |
The operation is performed only in a hospital | 107 | 71.3% | |
Written consent of the woman and her husband | 101 | 67.3% | |
Reports and details of all that was done are kept in the official files | 98 | 65.3% | |
The operation is performed only by OB/GYN practitioners | 86 | 57.3% |