Table 3.
Experiences of disclosure of sexual violence at healthcare settings
| I felt believed | |||||
| Healthcare setting | 5 (agree strongly) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 (disagree strongly) |
| SRHS (n=183) | 86 (47.0%) | 56 (30.6%) | 31 (16.9%) | 7 (3.8%) | 3 (1.6%) |
| Primary care (n=196) | 84 (42.9%) | 74 (37.8%) | 29 (14.8%) | 6 (3.1%) | 3 (1.5%) |
| SARC (n=129) | 65 (50.4%) | 33 (25.6%) | 25 (19.4%) | 3 (2.3%) | 3 (2.3%) |
| ED (n=133) | 60 (45.1%) | 49 (36.8%) | 16 (12.0%) | 4 (3.0%) | 4 (3.0%) |
| I felt blamed* | |||||
| Healthcare setting | 1 (disagree strongly)* | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 (agree strongly)* |
| SRHS (n=182) | 25 (13.7%) | 13 (7.1%) | 33 (18.1%) | 53 (29.1%) | 58 (31.9%) |
| Primary care (n=198) | 30 (15.2%) | 15 (7.6%) | 38 (19.2%) | 56 (28.3%) | 59 (29.8%) |
| SARC (n=129) | 29 (22.5%) | 5 (3.9%) | 26 (20.2%) | 36 (27.9%) | 33 (25.6%) |
| ED (n=133) | 14 (10.5%) | 7 (5.3%) | 27 (20.3%) | 49 (36.8%) | 36 (27.1%) |
| I am glad I told them about what had happened | |||||
| Healthcare setting | 5 (agree strongly) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 (disagree strongly) |
| SRHS (n=182) | 70 (38.5%) | 64 (35.2%) | 34 (18.7%) | 7 (3.8%) | 7 (3.8%) |
| Primary care (n=197) | 82 (41.6%) | 65 (33.0%) | 32 (16.2%) | 12 (6.1%) | 6 (3.0%) |
| SARC (n=128) | 53 (41.4%) | 42 (32.8%) | 23 (18.0%) | 4 (3.1%) | 6 (4.7%) |
| ED (n=134) | 55 (41.0%) | 48 (35.8%) | 18 (13.4%) | 6 (4.5%) | 7 (5.2%) |
| I felt safe and supported | |||||
| Healthcare setting | 5 (agree strongly) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 (disagree strongly) |
| SRHS (n=180) | 75 (41.7%) | 54 (30.0%) | 34 (18.9%) | 9 (5.0%) | 8 (4.4%) |
| Primary care (n=200) | 82 (41.0%) | 65 (32.5%) | 33 (16.5%) | 9 (4.5%) | 11 (5.5%) |
| SARC (n=128) | 49 (38.3%) | 42 (32.8%) | 18 (14.1%) | 7 (5.5%) | 12 (9.4%) |
| ED (n=132) | 50 (37.9%) | 52 (39.4%) | 16 (12.1%) | 4 (3.0%) | 10 (7.6%) |
Data are reported as the numbers and proportions of respondents choosing each option on the Likert scale. Respondents only answered the questions for the healthcare settings where they had reported having experienced disclosing sexual violence; hence, the sample size varies across settings. Respondents who did not give responses for all four questions were excluded from the analysis of the affected question. Comparisons between healthcare settings are reported in online supplemental table 2.
*Categories are reversed so that positive responses are on the left, in keeping with the other questions.
ED, emergency department; SARC, Sexual Assault Referral Centre; SRHS, Sexual and Reproductive Health Service.