Authors

Anamika Nath, Ranjit Kumar Das, Homeswar Sarmah

Abstract

Purpose: The menace of sexual assault has spanned over the globe. No country is immune to it. This study was conducted to assess the profiles of survivors of sexual assault at Agartala, since there were no other studies on the same population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study spanning 2 years from and done at 3 tertiary hospitals in Agartala, Tripura. Survivors who visited these hospitals and had given written consents (n=167) were accepted as study participants. For incidence, population of Agartala was considered. Modified Kuppuswamy scale was used for socio-economic status. Chi square test was applied to find relations between categorical variables and P value lesser than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Female survivors constituted 98.5% and majority were between 11-20 years. Profession-wise unemployed, homemaker or students constituted 39%. Religion-wise Hindus constituted 68.65%. Marital status-wise unmarried survivors constituted 86.56%. Most of them were either illiterate or finished just primary schooling. Majority belonged to lower socioeconomic status and from urban areas. Count of cases in regards to age, religion, community, socio-economic status was compared to the residence of the survivors and it was found out that P> 0.05. Conclusion: Sexual assault is an omnipresent occurrence and is not related to the survivor’s age, religion, community or, socioeconomic status.

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DOI

 10.59988/jfmsl.vol.32issue2.7