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Research Article | Volume-2 Issue-3 (May-June, 2024) | Published: 25 Jun, 2024
Sexual Assault of the Female Gender Admitted to the "One Stop Centre" Unit in Commune I of the District of Bamako: Epidemiological, Clinical and Legal Management Aspects
Sylla Yacouba, Soumaré Modibo, Camara Daouda, Coulibaly Ouazoun, Keita Mahamadou, Diarra Issaka, Diarra Salif, Sanogo Modibo, Dicko Modibo, Koné Diakaridia, Keita Bakary, Aneye Djiguiba, Koné Bocary Sidi, Coulibaly Mahamoudou, Traoré Kalifa, Traoré Birama
Abstract

Sexual violence is an all-encompassing expression that designates "any sexual act, attempt to obtain a sexual act, comment or advance of a sexual nature directed against a person's sexuality using coercion. The general objective was to study sexual assaults based on the female gender in the "One Stop Center" unit of the reference health center in commune I of the district of Bamako, Republic of Mali. Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of sexual assaults on women admitted to the commune I One Stop Center. All survivors of sexual assault admitted to the One Stop Center during the study period were included; confidentiality and anonymity were respected. Results: We recorded 224 cases of victims of gender-based violence out of 10,924 gynaecological consultations received at the department, a frequency of 2.05%. Of the 224 victims of gender-based violence admitted to the One Stop Centre, 109 (48.66%) were victims of sexual assault. The average age of the patients was 14.12 ± 5.06 years, with extremes of 2 and 36 years. The victims were all female. The majority of survivors (94%) were single. More than half of the victims (55%) were pupils. More than half of the assaults (57.8%) took place between 7pm and midnight. 60.6% of the assaults took place at the survivors' homes. In 8% of cases, weapons were threatened. We found that hymenal lesions were predominant in 76.2% of cases. HIV serology was positive in 1% of victims. Antibiotic prophylaxis was the predominant medical treatment in 69.7% of cases. Suture of the vulvo-perineal tear was the surgical treatment in 2.8% of cases. Out-of-court settlements were the solution in the majority of cases (20.18% of cases), followed by withdrawal of the complaint to the court (6.4% of victims). Conclusion: This study has shown that sexual violence against women is increasing in scale and severity despite the regulatory and legislative framework

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