TABLE 1—
Demographics | No. (%) |
Age in 2012,a y | |
20–29 | 19 (42) |
30–39 | 18 (40) |
40–58 | 8 (18) |
Educational attainment | |
Elementary school | 5 (11) |
Middle school | 10 (22) |
Some high school | 10 (22) |
High school graduate | 9 (20) |
Post–high school education | 6 (13) |
Unknown | 5 (11) |
Age of first sexual assault, y | |
≤ 6 | 13 (29) |
7–10 | 15 (33) |
11–15 | 11 (24) |
≥ 16 | 5 (11) |
No sexual assault | 1 (2) |
Perpetrator of first sexual assault (n = 44) | |
Brother | 3 (7) |
Grandparent | 1 (2) |
Cousin | 11 (25) |
Uncle | 9 (20) |
Family friend | 5 (11) |
Neighbor or community member | 9 (20) |
Stranger or did not know identity | 4 (9) |
Classmate | 2 (5) |
Police | 1 (2) |
Physical and sexual assaults in Mexico,b no. contexts | |
1 | 0 |
2 | 7 (16) |
3 | 14 (31) |
4 | 18 (40) |
5 | 6 (13) |
Mental health issues reported or diagnosed | |
Posttraumatic stress disorder | 45 (100) |
Negative affect or depression | 42 (93) |
Anxiety | 27 (60) |
Substance abuse | 16 (36) |
Suicidal thoughts and attempts | 25 (56) |
Self-isolation | 39 (87) |
Sleep disturbances | 34 (76) |
Mean age = 32 y; median age = 30 y.
Contexts include immediate family, extended family, community, school, and police.