Audit on management of sexual assault victims attending an integrated sexual health service in Coventry
Kumari, Billakanti Swarna Bopitiya, Shyamalie Bassinder, Anne Das, Satyajit
Kumari, Billakanti Swarna
Bopitiya, Shyamalie
Bassinder, Anne
Das, Satyajit
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Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
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2019-06-03
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The management of victims of sexual assault need a holistic approach. The British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) has set up standards for the management of sexual assault victims attending Sexual Health Clinics. We audited the management of victims of sexual assault attending an integrated sexual health service against recommendations from the latest BASHH guidelines. We included the recommendations and implementations already in place following an earlier audit in 2013 using the same guideline. Sixty-seven individuals identified themselves as victims of sexual assault. Most were of white ethnic origin (78%), female (96%) and the commonest age group was 18–25 years (39%). We achieved the 100% target in recording the date of assault, offering baseline sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening, HIV risk assessment, offer of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV where applicable and offer of emergency contraception. We were below the 100% target for other categories but improved compared to the previous audit except in recording the time when the first dose of PEP for HIV was given. The BASHH guideline has 14 auditable standards, all with a target of 100%. Our audit cycle completed in three years showed considerable improvement in achieving the standards in the management of Sexual Assault Victims. We hope this will encourage other centres audit their practice against the standards set by BASHH.
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Kumari BS, Bopitiya S, Bassinder A, Das S. Audit on management of sexual assault victims attending an integrated sexual health service in Coventry. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 2019;30(9):911-914. doi:10.1177/0956462419832102
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