Clinical management of patients presenting following a sexual assault.

Background: Sexual assault is a common and distressing occurrence. The medical needs of individuals presenting in the immediate aftermath of an assault may be obvious: addressing injuries and distress and providing the option of a forensic medical exam. However, the initial assessment and response to a disclosure of sexual assault is an important opportunity to address medical, safety and psychosocial concerns.

'Yarn about it': Aboriginal Australian women's perceptions of the impact of routine enquiry for intimate partner violence.

Aboriginal women globally are disproportionately affected by intimate partner violence (IPV) and face additional barriers to help-seeking. It is crucial that interventions for IPV are made safe for Indigenous women, given inflated rates of statutory intervention and widespread institutional racism. As part of a larger study of antenatal IPV screening, we interviewed 12 Aboriginal Australian women about the perceived impact of an antenatal IPV routine enquiry intervention.

'They aren't really black fellas but they are easy to talk to': Factors which influence Australian Aboriginal women's decision to disclose intimate partner violence during pregnancy.

Objectives: intimate partner violence is a significant global health problem but remains largely hidden. Understanding decisions about whether or not to disclose violence in response to routine enquiry in health settings can inform safe and responsive systems. Elevated rates of violence and systematic disadvantage found among Indigenous women globally, can impact on their decisions to disclose violence.