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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Forensic Nurs. 2009;5(4):191–200. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2009.01054.x

Table 2.

Injury prevalence (Occurrence) by anogenital region, anogenital injury type, and race/ethnicity for consensual intercourse participants

Anogenital Injury Type
Anogenital Region Race/Ethnicity Tears Ecchymoses Abrasions Redness Swelling Any
External Genitalia Total Sample 31 (26%) 0 (0%) 17 (14%) 11 (9%) 0 (0%) 47 (39%)
Black 11 (18%) 0 (0%) 4 (6%) 1 (2%) 0 (0%) 15 (24%)
White 2 (35%) 0 (0%) 13 (23%) 10 (18%) 0 (0%) 32 (56%)
Internal Genitalia Total Sample 3 (3%) 10 (8%) 5 (4%) 16 (13%) 0 (0%) 28 (23%)
Black 1 (2%) 6 (10%) 2 (3%) 6 (10%) 0 (0%) 12 (19%)
White 2 (4%) 4 (7%) 3 (5%) 10 (18%) 0 (0%) 16 (28%)
Anus Total Sample 5 (4%) 0 (0%) 1 (1%) 5 (4%) 1 (1%) 11 (9%)
Black 4 (6%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 2 (3%) 0 (0%) 6 (10%)
White 1 (2%) 0 (0%) 1 (2%) 3 (5%) 1 (2%) 5 (9%)

Note. Prevalence values represent No. and (%) of participants with at least one injury by anogenital region and anogenital injury type for total sample (N = 120) and within each racial/ethnic group (White, n = 57; Black, n = 63).