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PubMed2005

The scandal of manhood: 'Baby rape' and the politicization of sexual violence in post-apartheid South Africa.

This paper traces the genealogy of sexual violence as a public and political issue in South Africa, from its initial marginalization and minimization during the apartheid era, through to the explosion of anguish and anger which marked the post-apartheid moment, and most dramatically the years 2001 and 2002. Of particular interest is the question of how and why the problem of sexual violence came to be seen as a scandal of manhood, putting male sexuality under critical public scrutiny. The paper argues that the sudden, intense eruption of public anxiety and argument about sexual violence which marked the post-apartheid period had relatively little to do with feminist analysis and politics (influential though this has been in some other respects). Rather, the key to understanding this politicization of sexual violence lies with its resonances with wider political and ideological anxieties about the manner of the national subject and the moral community of the country's fledgling democracy.

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Contextualizing group rape in post-apartheid South Africa.

Collective male sexual violence is part of a continuum of sexual coercion in South Africa. This paper is based on long-term ethnographic work in an urban township in the former Transkei region. Drawing on intensive participant observation and interviews with young men in particular, it attempts to make sense of emergent narratives relating to streamlining, a local term for a not uncommon form of collective sexual coercion involving a group of male friends and one or more women. The paper begins with an overview of existing anthropological literature on collective male sexual violence, going onto elaborate the different scenarios associated with group sexual violence in the fieldsite. It seeks to provide a multi-layered contextualization of the phenomenon by considering prevailing gender discourses, subcultural issues pertaining to the urban tsotsi phenomenon, the rural practice of ukuthwala (bride capture), young working-class Africans' experiences of marginalization, and the complex links between political economy and violence in this setting.

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PubMed1993

Rape protocol.

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PubMed1999

Sexually transmitted diseases in abused children and adolescent and adult victims of rape: review of selected literature.

Sexual assault (defined as sexual relations with another person obtained through physical force, threat, or intimidation) of children includes genital fondling, photographing, or viewing for sexual gratification; exposure of the child to pornographic material or to adult sexual activity; and attempted or successful penetration of any of the child's orifices. The purpose of this investigation was to review the medical literature published since 1988 that reported on the prevalence of particular sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in populations of sexually assaulted adults and adolescents and sexually abused children, as well as the prevalence of sexual abuse among children who present with an STD. These data will be helpful for managing cases of sexual assault involving children, adolescents, or adults; estimating the risk of abuse among children with specific STDs; and identifying research priorities in this area.

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PubMed1991

Sexually transmitted diseases in postpubertal female rape victims.

Seventy-six postpubertal women were referred from a municipal hospital emergency room within 60 h of sexual assault for evaluation. Of the 76 victims, 20 (26%) had active Chlamydia trachomatis infection detected by culture (11 subjects), a fourfold serologic titer rise (6), or both (3). The risk of acquiring C. trachomatis infection after sexual assault was 3%-16%. Pelvic inflammatory disease was detected in 8 (11%) of the 76 victims. Bacterial vaginosis was diagnosed in 38 women (50%), at least 8 of whom appeared to have been infected during the assault. Trichomoniasis was found in 17 victims (22%), at least 5 of whom may have acquired the infection at the time of the assault. In view of the high rates of these infections and the poor compliance with follow-up (76% [58/76] kept their appointments), all postpubertal victims of sexual assault should be offered treatment with ceftriaxone, 250 mg intramuscularly, followed by 100 mg of oral doxycycline and 500 mg of oral metronidazole twice daily for 7 days.

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PubMed2002

Adolescent dating violence and date rape.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In this review we intend to examine recent literature on dating violence among female adolescents, including prevalence, risk factors, sequelae, screening practices, and potential interventions. RECENT FINDINGS: Dating violence is perpetrated by both males and females and occurs frequently within heterosexual dating relationships. Attitudes toward physical aggression, including those of peers, and abuse by siblings predict later violence as victim and perpetrator. Victims of childhood or dating violence may be at greater risk of developing eating disorders. New strategies and measures to promote screening are available. SUMMARY: Dating violence occurs among all groups of adolescents with common and unique risk factors for dating violence found across adolescents grouped by race/ethnicity, sex, and prior victimization. Efforts to decrease dating violence should (1) increase the use of screening tools that measure victimization as well as attitudes and contextual parameters that promote dating violence; (2) increase self-efficacy to negotiate safer sex; (3) reduce the use/abuse of alcohol and other drugs that facilitate dating violence; and (4) eliminate the influence of negative peer behavior. Interventions to prevent dating violence will likely also reduce rates of unintended pregnancies, HIV, and sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents.

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Injury in women who are raped: what every critical care nurse needs to know.

Sexual assault is considered the silent, violent epidemic. However, many critical care nurses are unaware of the injury patterns that may indicate that their patient has been sexually assaulted. In addition, critical care nurses are often uncertain how to proceed when caring for someone with a suspected sexual assault. This article provides both background information about sexual assault and guidance to critical care nurses on how to manage this difficult situation.

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