%0 Journal Article
%T Clinical Study of Rape against Females at the Yaoundé Gyneco-Obstetric and Pediatric Hospital, Cameroun
%A Pascal Foumane
%A Julius Sama Dohbit
%A Francisca Monebenimp
%A Bruno Natolga
%A Esther Ngo Um Meka
%A Emile Telesphore Mboudou
%J Advances in Sexual Medicine
%P 11-16
%@ 2164-5205
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/asm.2014.42003
%X Objective: To describe the clinical and therapeutic aspects of rape against females in a tertiary level hospital, Yaound¨¦, Cameroon. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with a retrolective collection of data, concerning the female patients with a clinical diagnosis of rape received from January 1st 2008 to December 31st 2012. Results: Rape was confirmed at physical examination in 131 cases. The rape victim survivals were mostly aged less than 20 years (85/131; 64.9%), unmarried (127/131; 97.0%), with no income (95/131; 72.5%) and had no university education level (110/131; 83.9%). The aggression commonly took place during the night (68/131; 51.9%), at the victim¡¯s or aggressor¡¯s home (70/131; 53.4%), with physical constraint (73/131; 55.8%), by an unknown aggressor (88/131; 67.2%). A vaginal penetration was reported by 97.0% of the victims (127/131) while 12.2% of them (16/122) had an anal ingress. Condom usage was uncommon during rape (3/131; 2.3%). Vulvar and vaginal lesions were encountered in 32.8% of the cases (43/131). Only 27.5% (36/131) of the victims were prescribed an emergency contraception, while antiretroviral prophylaxis was administered to 46.6% (61/131) of them. Conclusion: These data might be useful for prevention of rape. The clinical management of survival victims of rape needs to be improved.
%K Rape
%K Victims
%K Genital Lesions
%K Vaginal and Anal Penetration
%K HIV Prophylaxis
%K Cameroon
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=44537