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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 3.

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

Injury Type
Anogenital Region Race/Ethnicity Tears Ecchymoses Abrasions Redness Swelling Any
External Genitalia Total Sample 59 0 22 17 0 98
Black 19 0 4 2 0 25
White 40 0 18 15 0 73
Internal Genitalia Total Sample 6 12 5 18 0 41
Black 1 8 2 6 0 17
White 5 4 3 12 0 24
Anus Total Sample 11 0 1 5 1 18
Black 9 0 0 2 0 11
White 2 0 1 3 1 7

Note. Frequency values represent total injury count by anogenital region and anogenital injury type for total sample (N = 120) and within each racial/ethnic group (White, n = 57; Black, n = 63).