Attendance at follow-up appointments of patients at the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) network (2017–2022) based on demographic and incident details
| Total number* | % attended follow-up (n) | % did not attend follow-up (n) | OR | CI | P value | |
| Female | 2919 | 72.0% (2103) | 28% (816) | 1.32 | 0.98 to 1.77 | 0.0682 |
| Male | 213 | 66.2% (141) | 33.8% (72) | |||
| Adolescent attenders (<18 years old) | 561 | 78.8% (442) | 21.2% (119) | 1.59 | 1.27 to 1.97 | <0.0001 |
| Adult attenders (≥18 years old) | 2585 | 70.1% (1812) | 29.9% (773) | |||
| Disclosed that a sexual assault occurred | 2492 | 72.8% (1815) | 27.2% (677) | 1.18 | 0.96 to 1.45 | 0.11 |
| Were unsure a sexual assault occurred | 526 | 69.4% (365) | 30.6% (161) | |||
| Disclosed they were concerned that a DFSA had occurred | 548 | 76.6% (420) | 23.4% (128) | 1.31 | 1.06 to 1.63 | 0.01 |
| Were not concerned or not sure whether DFSA had occurred | 2355 | 71.4% (1682) | 28.6% (673) | |||
| Those that felt safe at home | 2774 | 72.5% (2011) | 27.5% (763) | 1.525 | 1.16 to 2.03 | <0.01 |
| Those that did not feel safe at home | 221 | 63.3% (140) | 36.7% (81) | |||
| Disclosed they had consumed recreational drugs in the 24 hours preceding the incident | 577 | 64.8% (374) | 35.2% (203) | 0.66 | 0.55 to 0.81 | <0.0001 |
| Disclosed they had not consumed recreational drugs in the 24 hours preceding the incident | 2472 | 73.5% (1817) | 26.5% (655) | |||
| Disclosed they had consumed alcohol in the 24 hours preceding the incident | 2377 | 72.2% (1729) | 27.8% (648) | 1.25 | 1.05 to 1.50 | 0.014 |
| Disclosed they had not consumed alcohol in the 24 hours preceding the incident | 710 | 68.0% (483) | 32% (227) | |||
| Injuries present | 1605 | 72.5% (1165) | 27.5% (440) | 0.99 | 0.84 to 1.18 | 0.97 |
| No injuries present | 1144 | 72.6% (831) | 27.4% (313) | |||
| Reported crime to police | 2361 | 69.1% (1632) | 30.9% (729) | 0.59 | 0.49 to 0.72 | <0.001 |
| Did not report crime to police | 790 | 79.1% (625) | 20.9% (165) |
Logistical regression to assess factors for follow-up attendance with ORs and 95% CIs calculated where relevant; statistical significance was defined as a value of p<0.05.
*The total for each category does not always equal the total number of people who were given follow-up as some data for that category may not have been recorded.
DFSA, drug-facilitated sexual assault.