Table 1.

Definitions of Variables (Baert et al., 2021).

Variable	Definition and/or categories
Reporting to the police	“A victim or confidant reporting the sexual assault to the police within 12 months of their first presentation to the SACC.”
Age category	Children are defined as victims between 0 and 12 years old, adolescents between 13 and 17 years old, and adults 18 years and above.
Sex	“Sex assigned at birth, codified as male or female.”
Resident status	“Documented or undocumented.”
Cognitive/physical disability	“As per observation of the forensic nurse.” “Disability unknown” and “no disability” were grouped into “no evidence of disability.”
Form of sexual assault	“Sexual harassment defined as any form of unwanted sexual advances or attention, requests for sexual favors or exposure without body contact; physical sexual assault without penetration defined as any unwanted (attempted) threat of physical sexual advances such as touching, pinching, kissing; (attempted) rape defined as the (attempted) penetration of any body part with a sexual organ, or of the anal or genital opening with any body part or object against one's will.”
Self-reported physical violence	“Light physical violence defined as the victim reporting being bitten, spitted at, immobilized; moderate to severe physical violence defined as the victim reporting being beaten, threatened with weapon or violence against the victim's throat or neck.” Missing info was coded as “No physical violence reported.” “Not questioned” means that the victim did not undergo a forensic examination during which this information was routinely asked.
Self-reported use of alcohol or drugs before or during the assault	Includes voluntary or involuntary use of alcohol or drugs Missing info was coded as “No report of use of alcohol or drugs before or during the assault.” “Not questioned” means that the victim did not undergo a forensic examination during which this information was routinely asked.
SACC site	“SACC where the victim presented for acute care.”
Delay of presentation to SACC	Delay between the sexual assault and the presentation to the SACC.
Referral source	Through police or other referral sources such as self-referral or referral through other professionals
Forensic examination	“The delivery of a top-to-toe examination looking for injuries and/or taking samples that may be used as evidence in a police investigation and any subsequent prosecution.”
Medical care	“The delivery of at least one medical test or treatment at presentation with the aim to improve the victims’ health.”
Presence of a confidant during acute care	“For example, a friend, partner, parent.”