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Assessment of first sexual intercourse in young women with a history of childhood sexual abuse
Author(s) -
MOORE Elya E.,
JAYASINGHE Yasmin,
OLSSON Craig A.,
ROMANIUK Helena,
SASONGKO Victoria,
PATTON George C.,
GARLAND Suzanne M.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2010.01260.x
Subject(s) - sexual abuse , sexual intercourse , sexual history , psychology , young adult , population , cohort , history of childhood , developmental psychology , demography , clinical psychology , medicine , poison control , injury prevention , family medicine , medical emergency , sociology
Women reporting childhood sexual abuse (CSA) that involved actual or attempted penetration may not identify this as their first sexual intercourse. Data were drawn from a population‐based, prospective cohort study spanning adolescence to adulthood. CSA prior to age 16 and age of first sexual intercourse with a male were assessed retrospectively. More than half of women reporting CSA in the form of actual or penetrative abuse reported an age of first sexual intercourse at or beyond 16 years. Direct questioning about CSA is needed to accurately ascertain sexual history.