Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 92958Ekiti State University, Nigeria.
Ekiti Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospitals, Nigeria.
Trop Doct. 2022 Jan;52(1):79-83. doi: 10.1177/00494755211064654. Epub 2021 Dec 13.
There has been a surge in the incidence and severity of sexual assaults globally with the insurgence of COVID-19 owing to lockdown restrictions. Ekiti Sexual Assault Referral Centre, Ado-Ekiti also known as Moremi Clinic was established in June 2020 as a multisectoral response centre to this surge. Seventy-four survivors accessed medical services from June 2020 to May 2021. Adolescents made up 54.1% while the median age was 14.5 years. Only seven survivors were seen within 24 h of the event and around a quarter had follow-up visits. A quarter of survivors reported repeat episodes of sexual assault. Complications documented were sexually transmitted infections (13.5%), depression (4.1%) and posttraumatic stress disorder (5.4%). There was a failure of contraception in 4.5% of survivors who had taken emergency contraceptive pills. For improvements in quality of care, strategies to ensure early presentation and encourage follow-up visits must be introduced.
由于 COVID-19 封锁限制，全球范围内性侵犯的发生率和严重程度都有所上升。埃基提州性侵犯转介中心（Ado-Ekiti 又名 Moremi 诊所）于 2020 年 6 月成立，作为应对这一激增的多部门应对中心。2020 年 6 月至 2021 年 5 月，有 74 名幸存者接受了医疗服务。青少年占 54.1%，中位数年龄为 14.5 岁。只有 7 名幸存者在事件发生后 24 小时内就诊，约四分之一有随访。四分之一的幸存者报告说性侵犯反复发作。记录的并发症包括性传播感染（13.5%）、抑郁（4.1%）和创伤后应激障碍（5.4%）。服用紧急避孕药的幸存者中有 4.5%出现避孕失败。为了提高护理质量，必须引入确保尽早就诊和鼓励随访的策略。
