Evaluation of the Care Path of Patients Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted

Evaluation of the Care Path of Patients Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted, at Raymond Poincaré Hospital (France)

The main objective of this study is to describe the care pathway of patients presenting in the medico-judicial unit of the Raymond Poincaré Hospital in Garches, France, following a complaint for sexual assault and suggest ways to improvement of the care adapted to the characteristics of the participants.

AS secondary objectives, the study aims to:

• Analyze the population of victims of sexual assault seen in consultation at the medico-judicial unit of Raymond Poincaré Hospital.
• Analyze the decision elements of the initiation of the post-exposure treatment and evaluate them against the recommendations.
• Analyze the data collected on the patients and their follow-up in consultation of infectious disease of the hospital of Garches following a sexual assault.
• Identify obstacles encountered by participants to follow the complete follow-up path.

For this purpose the data collection will be done initially within the forensic unit of Raymond Poincaré Hospital. Then, in a second step, the patients requiring the setting up of a post-exposure treatment, are addressed in the service of infectious diseases. The compilations of the data necessary for the study will then be continued until 3 months after the sexual assault.

For the collection of data, they will be based on the medical records of the victims.

Inclusion Criteria:

• People declared being victim of sexual assault;
• Consult at medical-legal unit;
• Judicial requirement.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Absence of judicial requirement.