Obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine guidelines

Violence

Sexual violence, sexual abuse, sexual harassment

Canada

• B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS
  • Sexual Assault Therapeutic Guidelines [2012]

• Canadian Paediatric Society
  • The Sexual Abuse of Young People with a Disability or Chronic Health Condition [2011]

• Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada
  • Sexual Abuse By Physicians [2003]

Ethiopia

• Ethiopian Society of Obstetricians & Gynecologists
  • Management Guideline for Sexual Assault [2004]

• Ministry of Health Ethiopia
  • National Guideline for the Management of Survivors of Sexual Assault in Ethiopia [2009]

International

• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
  • Clinical Management of Rape Survivors: Developing protocols for use with refugees and internally displaced persons (Revised edition) [2005]

Ireland

• Department of Health Ireland
  • Sexual Assault Treatment Services – A National Review [2006]

Kenya

• Bulletin of the World Health Organization
  • Delivering post-rape care services: Kenya’s experience in developing integrated services [2009]

• Liverpool VCT, Care and Treatment
  • Standards required in maintaining the chain of evidence in the context of post rape care services: Findings of a study conducted in Kenya [2009]

• Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation
  • National Guidelines on Management of Sexual Violence in Kenya. 2nd Edition, 2009 [2009]

• Population Council - Kenya
  • The making of the Kenya sexual offenses act, 2006: Behind the scenes [2009]
  • Sexual violence: Setting the research agenda for Kenya [2009]

Nepal

• Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities
  • Exploring the Nature and Reasons Associated with Sexual Violence within Marriage among Young Couples in Nepal [2008]

South Africa

• Sexual Violence Research Initiative
  • Sexual Violence Research Initiative

• South African Medical Research Council
  • Preventing Rape and Violence in South Africa: Call for Leadership in A New Agenda For Action [2009]

United Kingdom

• British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
  • UK national guidelines on the management of adult and adolescent complainants of sexual assault 2011 [2012]
  • 2001 National Guidelines on the Management of Adult Victims of Sexual Assault [2002]

• Joint Royal Colleges Service Liaison Committee
  • Sexual assault [2006]

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  • UK national guidelines on the management of adult and adolescent complainants of sexual assault 2011. British Association for Sexual Health and HIV [2012]

• Royal College of Psychiatrists
  • Sexual boundary issues in psychiatric settings [2007]

United States of America

• American Academy of Family Physicians
  • Rape Victim Treatment [2008]

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace and Educational Settings [2012]

• CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
  • Sexual Violence Prevention

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  • Sexual assault and STDs. In: Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2010. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [2010]

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
  • Finding a Path to Recovery: Residential Facilities for Minor Victims of Domestic Sex Trafficking [2007]

• Utah Department of Health
  • Rape and Sexual Assault

WHO

• World Health Organization
  • Perspectives on sexual violence during early years of marriage in Nepal: findings from a qualitative study [2009]
  • WHO ethical and safety recommendations for researching, documenting and monitoring sexual violence in emergencies [2007]
  • Clinical management of rape survivors [2005]
  • Sexual Violence in Conflict Settings and the Risk of HIV [2004]
  • Guidelines for medico-legal care for victims of sexual violence [2003]

Articles in journals

• Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal
  • Sexual Assault Injuries and Increased Risk of HIV Transmission [2012]

• Australian Family Physician
  • Sexual trauma in women – the importance of identifying a history of sexual violence [2012]

• British Journal of Psychiatry
  • Clinical effects of sexual abuse on people with learning disability: Critical literature review [2003]

• British Medical Journal
  • Management of people who have been raped [2003]

• Drug and Alcohol Review
  • Alcohol's Role in Sexual Violence Perpetration: Theoretical Explanations, Existing Evidence, and Future Directions [2011]

• JAMA - The Journal of the American Medical Association
  • Sexual Abuse and Lifetime Diagnosis of Somatic Disorders [2009]

• Journal of Women's Health
  • Older Women Survivors of Physical and Sexual Violence: A Systematic Review of the Quantitative Literature [2011]

• Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • Sexual Abuse and Lifetime Diagnosis of Psychiatric Disorders: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [2010]

• Medical Journal of Australia
  • Legislation in Victoria on sexual offenders: issues for health professionals [2005]
  • Crossing professional boundaries in medicine: the slippery slope to patient sexual exploitation [2004]
  • Management of acute adult sexual assault [2003]

• New England Journal of Medicine
  • Care of the Adult Patient after Sexual Assault [2011]

• PLoS Medicine
  • Prevalence and Risk of Violence and the Physical, Mental, and Sexual Health Problems Associated with Human Trafficking: Systematic Review [2012]

• Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Sexual Abuse History: Prevalence, Health Effects, Mediators, and Psychological Treatment [2005]

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