Management of rape victims (regarding STD treatment and pregnancy prevention): do academic emergency departments practice what they preach?

Nneka Azikiwe; Joseph Wright; Tina Cheng; Lawrence J D'Angelo

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.11.130

Management of rape victims (regarding STD treatment and pregnancy prevention): do academic emergency departments practice what they preach?

J Adolesc Health. 2005 May;36(5):446-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.11.130.

Authors

Nneka Azikiwe¹, Joseph Wright, Tina Cheng, Lawrence J D'Angelo

Affiliation

¹ Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44308, USA. nazikiwe@chmca.org

PMID: 15837350
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.11.130

Abstract

This study sought to determine how rape victims are managed in emergency departments with respect to disease and pregnancy prevention. Surveys were sent to directors of emergency medicine residencies and pediatric emergency medicine fellowships. Results indicate that there is some discrepancy between presence of an institutional policy and practice.

MeSH terms

Academic Medical Centers*
Adolescent
Child
Contraceptives, Postcoital / therapeutic use*
Emergency Service, Hospital / standards*
Female
Guideline Adherence*
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Pregnancy
Rape*
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / diagnosis
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / etiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / prevention & control*

Substances

Contraceptives, Postcoital