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In Ireland, 50% of women will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime. We sought to describe the incident details of females presenting to the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) network in the Republic of Ireland and to determine associations between incident characteristics and: (1) victim age, (2) presence of injury, (3) victim\u2010perpetrator relationship, and (4) number of assailants.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n This was a retrospective cross\u2010sectional study of all females who attended between 2017 and 2023. Descriptive bivariate analysis was performed.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n There were 5942 female attendances, with an average age of 26\u2009years. The largest age group was women between 18 and 25\u2009years (38.1%,\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20092263). Forensic examinations were performed in 76.6% (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20094549). Assailants were male in 92% (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20095469) of incidents, with multiple assailants disclosed in 7.3% (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009435). Strangers or recent acquaintances were the assailant in 38.5% (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20092290) of incidents, and close associates in 22.9% (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20091359). Incidents occurred at the survivor's home in 22% (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20091306) of incidents, and in the assailant's home in 22.6% (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20091342). Drug use within 24\u2009h was reported in 15.1% (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009897) of cases, and alcohol use in 72% (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20094276). Drug\u2010facilitated assault was suspected by 16.1% (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009955). Injuries (genital and extra\u2010genital) occurred in 30.3% (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20091800) of attendances and were more likely to be seen in those who disclosed ingesting alcohol (Relative risk [RR] 1.325,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001) or drugs (RR 1.111,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.04) in the 24\u2009h preceding the incident, in those who presented within 24\u2009h (RR 1.646,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001), those aged 18\u2009years or older (RR 1.07,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.003), and those where the incident occurred outdoors (RR 1.24,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n This study, one of the largest on female attendances to a national SATU network, offers detailed insights into demographics, incident details, and circumstances. Most were young women, mainly 18\u2009years and older, many of whom were full\u2010time students. Forensic examinations were the primary reason for attendance, underscoring the network's key role in evidence collection. The study also identified factors linked to a higher risk of injury detection, such as immediate post\u2010incident attendance, being over 18, outdoor incidents, perpetration by a stranger, and prior alcohol or drug use.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ijgo.15947","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,9]],"date-time":"2024-10-09T06:35:01Z","timestamp":1728455701000},"page":"1276-1284","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Women attending the sexual assault treatment unit services in the Republic of Ireland: A 7\u2010year review"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"168","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9523-4840","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"D.","family":"Kane","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland"},{"name":"Sexual Assault Treatment Unit Rotunda Hospital Dublin Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"J.","family":"Walshe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sexual Assault Treatment Unit Rotunda Hospital Dublin Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"N.","family":"Maher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sexual Assault Treatment Unit Rotunda Hospital Dublin Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"C.","family":"Pucillo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sexual Assault Treatment Unit Rotunda Hospital Dublin Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"D.","family":"Richardson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sexual Assault Treatment Unit Rotunda Hospital Dublin Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A.","family":"Holmes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sexual Assault Treatment Unit Galway Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"K.","family":"Flood","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"M.","family":"Eogan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Dublin Ireland"},{"name":"Sexual Assault Treatment Unit Rotunda Hospital Dublin Ireland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","unstructured":"CSO.Sexual Violence Survey.2022.https:\/\/www.cso.ie\/en\/releasesandpublications\/ep\/p\u2010svsmr\/sexualviolencesurvey2022mainresults\/"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bpobgyn.2012.08.015"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jamainternmed.2018.4886"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.bpobgyn.2012.08.010"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_6_1","volume-title":"Understanding National Rape Statistics","author":"Kilpatrick D","year":"2009"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_7_1","first-page":"101","article-title":"Status quo of National Data Sources Concerning Domestic Violence across Eight European Countries","volume":"21","author":"Fagerlund M","year":"2021","journal-title":"Eur L Enf't Rsch Bull"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00414-023-03117-8"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ajem.2021.10.036"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_10_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jflm.2013.06.025"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_11_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjsrh-2021-201143"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_12_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s12024-021-00390-0"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_13_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11845-020-02491-1"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_14_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/15299732.2023.2231914"},{"key":"e_1_2_11_15_1","first-page":"14","article-title":"What is the relationship between unemployment and rape? 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