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A history of sexual...
A history of sexual abuse and health : A Nordic multicentre study
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Hilden, Malene (author)
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Schei, Berit (author)
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- Swahnberg, Katarina, 1965- (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Genus och medicin,Hälsouniversitetet, Linköping
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Halmesmäki, Erja (author)
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Langhoff-Roos, Jens (author)
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Offerdal, Kristin (author)
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Pikarinen, Ulla (author)
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Sidenius, Katrine (author)
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Steingrimsdottir, Tora (author)
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Stoum-Hinsverk, Hildegun (author)
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- Wijma, Barbro, 1944- (author)
- Östergötlands Läns Landsting,Linköpings universitet,Hälsouniversitetet,Genus och medicin,Kvinnokliniken i Linköping
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- Wiley, 2004
- 2004
- English.
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In: British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. - : Wiley. - 1470-0328 .- 1471-0528. ; 111:10, s. 1121-1127
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- Objectives: To determine if a history of sexual abuse is associated with objective and subjective indicators of health and if certain abusive incidents had a stronger impact on health than others. Design: A cross-sectional, multicentre study. Setting: Five gynaecological departments in the five Nordic countries. Sample: Three thousand five hundred and thirty-nine gynaecology patients. Methods: The NorVold Abuse Questionnaire (NorAQ) on abuse history and current health was mailed to all patients who consented to participate. Main outcome measures: Reason for index visit at the gynaecologic clinic as well as several questions on health were recorded. General health status was measured as self-estimated health, psychosomatic symptoms (headache, abdominal pain, muscle weakness, dizziness), number of health care visits and number of periods on sick leave. Result: A history of sexual abuse was reported by 20.7% of respondents. A history of sexual abuse was significantly associated with chronic pelvic pain as reason for index visit (P < 0.01), laparoscopic surgery (P < 0.01), psychosomatic symptoms (P < 0.01), self-estimated poor health (P < 0.01), many health care visits (P < 0.01) and high incidence of sick leave (P < 0.01). Several subgroups within the group of sexually abused women were more likely to report poor health: women abused as both children and adults, women who experienced additional emotional and/or physical abuse and women abused by a person they knew. Conclusion: Sexual abuse has a profound impact on women's health. Taking a history of sexual abuse seems particularly warranted when the patient presents with chronic pelvic pain or symptoms of a vague and diffuse nature.
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Pikarinen, Ulla
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