@article{article_1136521, title={A Retrospective Study on Sexual Assault - Abuse Cases}, journal={Konuralp Medical Journal}, volume={14}, pages={445–453}, year={2022}, DOI={10.18521/ktd.1136521}, author={Gündoğdu, Veyis and Erkol, Zerrin and Hösükler, Erdem and Samurcu, Hakan and Büken, Bora}, keywords={Sexual attack, Sexual abuse, Victim, Attacker, Examination findings}, abstract={Objective: In this study; it is aimed to analyze the sexual attack-abuse cases that occurred in Bolu province and were judged by the High Criminal Court. Methods: A total of 148 cases of sexual assault - abuse decided by the Bolu High Criminal Court between 2007 and 2016 were analyzed retrospectively. Results: This study included 148 cases: 131 (88.5%) cases were female and 17 (11.5%) were male. The mean age was 18.6 ± 11.6 (min:4, max:83). The highest number of cases was in the 13-15 age group (n=52, 35.2%). Sexual abuse most frequently occurred through vaginal penetration (n=72: 48.6%). The most common psychiatric diagnosis was acute stress disorder (n:12, 10.8%) and post-traumatic stress disorder (n:12, 10.8%). Physical violence was found to be statistically effective (p = 0.008) in the occurrence of mental disorders after the event. The victim recognized 81.8% of the attacker. Conclusion: We think that more effective sexual attack-abuse prevention strategies can be developed at the national level by determining the risk factors of sexual assault-abuse in our country through wider research to be conducted across the country.}, number={3}, publisher={Duzce University}, organization={Yok}