Sexual Harassments Related to Alcohol and Drugs Intake: The Experience of the Rape Centre of Turin. in International journal of environmental research and public health / Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 16;19(22):15090. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192215090.
2022
AOU Città della Salute di Torino
AOU San Luigi di Orbassano
Tipo pubblicazione
Journal Article
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Mognetti B
Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123 Turin, Italy.
Bo M
Hospital Medical Direction, Local Health Trust TO5, Piazza Silvio Pellico 1, 10023 Chieri, Italy.
Berta GN
Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Regione Gonzole 10, 10043 Orbassano, Italy.
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Abstract
A cross-sectional study was conducted that describes the characteristics of sexual violence episodes related to the intake of alcohol and drugs observed among women that turned to the "Centro Soccorso Violenza Sessuale" (SVS) of the Sant'Anna Hospital in Turin between 1 January 2008, and 31 December 2017. Two hundred twenty-two patients were enrolled, 25 of which were minors, 141 were Italians, and most of them knew their aggressor and were raped in a private home. One hundred and fifty-five of them declared to the healthcare personnel to have taken alcoholic substances and/or drugs in conjunction with the event (86 reported having drunk alcohol, 36 having taken drugs and 33 disclosed both alcohol and drug abuse). If the woman knew her abuser, alcohol consumption was described as voluntary in more than 80% of cases, while in relation to drugs the consumption was equally voluntary or fraudulent. About 73% of women who reported having drunk alcohol just had amnesia or amnesia related to other symptoms, while amnesia was present in about 63% of women who reported only drug use. Physicians observed physical injuries on 156 women. Patients who reported to have assumed alcohol presented a significantly higher risk to suffer any physical injury and have a significantly increased risk to suffer injuries to their head and/or neck. The results obtained underline how even in Northern Italy alcohol intake represents the most widespread psychoactive substance in case of drug-facilitated sexual assault. There is therefore a need to promote education and prevention campaigns among citizens, especially among the youngest.
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PMID : 36429806
DOI : 10.3390/ijerph192215090
Keywords
rape; injuries; gender violence; drug intake; alcohol intake; DFSA; Amnesia; Alcoholism; Alcoholic Intoxication; Ethanol; Cross-Sectional Studies; Rape; Sexual Harassment; Female; Humans; sexual violence;