Psychiatry Disorders and Sociodemographic Profile of the Victims of Assault Attending the Teaching Hospital—Cross-Sectional Study

Background: According to World Health Organization, proportion of women experiencing either physical or sexual violence ranges between 15% and 17%. In India, one-third of women population in 15 to 49 age group experiences sexual assault at least once in their life, predisposing them to develop psych...

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Main Authors: Somashekhar Bijjal, Jannatbi Iti, Fakirappa B. Ganiger, Jitendra Mugali, Raju G. Mahadevappa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Psychosexual Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/26318318211068598