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11. The Effect of Delay in Examination, Vaginal Sampling on Results of Semen Analysis in Rape Victims

Salma Shazia, Nighat Seema and Iftikhar Ahmad

ABSTRACT

Objective: To know the effect of delay in examination, taking vaginal samples and their effect on the laboratory results in cases of rapes. And to compare the results of the vaginal samples collected in cases presenting within 72 hours of the act to that presenting after 72 hours. Study Design: Observational / cross sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology of Khyber Medical College, Peshawar from January. 2010 to December 2011.

Materials and Methods: The medico legal Centre of Peshawar is in Khyber Medical College.  The rape cases occurring in two year were recorded in Performa’s and then data was analyzed.

Inclusive Criteria: The sample included all the female sexual assault cases brought by police to the forensic medicine department, KMC, Peshawar during the period.

Exclusive Criteria: Examination of assailants and male victims of sexual assault cases are not included in this study. Results of the laboratory were obtained from the analysis of specimen in the laboratory. Data analysis was done on SPSS 16.

Results: The specimens taken for semen analysis were analyzed in laboratory for 33 cases.  The samples from vagina were taken in first 24 hours, in 24-48 hours, 48-72 hours, and after 72 hours. The percentage of positive case in first 24 hours was 1 (3.03%), in 24 to 48 hours were 2(6.06%) , in 48 to 72 hours were 4(12.12%) and 26 ( 78.8%) cases examined after 72 hours were totally negative.

Conclusion: The findings of the research summarize that the most vulnerable age group among the female sexual assault cases is between 14 -20 yrs. The proportion of those cases which are positive for semen analysis is only 6.1%. It was known from the analysis that the results were positive with the earlier the examination done and the earlier the samples taken. The examination done later and sample taken after 72 hours were showing totally negative results. Awareness should be evoked among the general population using print media about the importance of timely forensic examination

Key Words: MLE, MLO, STD’s

Citation of articles: Shazia S, Seema N, Ahmad I. The Effect of Delay in Examination, Vaginal Sampling on Results of Semen Analysis in Rape Victims. Med Forum 2018;29(3):44-46.