Chowdhury-Hawkins Rima, McLean Iain, Winterholler Marion, Welch Jan
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J Forensic Leg Med. 2008 Aug;15(6):363-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.01.005. Epub 2008 Apr 11.
A Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) is a model of service developed in the UK to provide immediate medical care, forensic and after care services for the victims of serious sexual assault. National guidelines recommend female medical staff for victims of serious sexual assault, although there has been few studies specifically undertaken to ask victims themselves about their choice of gender of staff in a SARC.
To collect feedback from victims about their preferences for staff gender within SARCs as a means of informing recruitment policy.
Three SARCs participated in the study; two in London and one in Manchester. Clients over the age of 16 years (with no vulnerability) were asked to complete a questionnaire about their preference for gender of staff providing forensic examination and care.
Most victims (76.8%, male and female) preferred SARC staff to be female. Almost 100% of victims would continue with the examination if carried out by a female doctor, whereas 43.5% of victims said they would not if the doctor were male.
SARCs should continue to consider female staff as the primary gender of staff providing services, as part of their recruitment policy, within the realms of employment law.
性侵犯转介中心（SARC）是英国发展起来的一种服务模式，为严重性侵犯受害者提供即时医疗护理、法医鉴定及后续护理服务。国家指南建议为严重性侵犯受害者配备女性医护人员，尽管很少有专门针对受害者就其在性侵犯转介中心对医护人员性别的选择进行调查的研究。
收集受害者对性侵犯转介中心工作人员性别的偏好反馈，为招聘政策提供参考。
三个性侵犯转介中心参与了该研究；两个在伦敦，一个在曼彻斯特。16岁以上（无弱势情况）的客户被要求填写一份关于他们对提供法医检查和护理的工作人员性别的偏好问卷。
大多数受害者（76.8%，包括男性和女性）更喜欢性侵犯转介中心的工作人员为女性。如果由女医生进行检查，几乎100%的受害者会继续接受检查，而43.5%的受害者表示如果医生是男性，他们就不会接受检查。
在就业法范围内，作为招聘政策的一部分，性侵犯转介中心应继续将女性工作人员视为提供服务的主要性别。
