Table 1

Care options availed of by patients who attended the sexual assault treatment unit network (2017–2022)

Care optionAcute attendance <7 days from incident
% (n=4159)
Non-acute incident >7 days from incident % (n=1166)
Option 1
 Attendance with police
  Forensic examination performed75.1% (3122)1.7% (20)*
  Forensic examination not performed1.6% (65)26.2% (306)
Option 2
 Attended for health assessment7.6% (317)69.7% (813)
Option 3
 Storage of evidence with forensic examination14.7% (612)<1% (3)*
 Advice1% (43)2% (24)
  • *A forensic clinical examination may have been performed in non-acute cases (>7 days since assault) to identify physical injuries that needed to be documented/reviewed.