People sometimes use the term ‘digital rape’ to describe penetration of the anus or vagina with someone’s finger(s).

In determining the sample sizes for each country site, the venue unit of randomization was taken into account because a component of variation would be attributable to venues. In addition to the interaction term, the number of partners with a strong tendency to drink alcohol before sex and the number of people with whom a participant spoke about family disputes or violence in last 3 months remained significant in the final model. SAS Institute); prevalences were weighted to the most recent census or population projections to account for the multistage cluster design and nonresponse. Not only did they experience an abrupt loss of income, but some were excluded from state social safety net responses. The police will take reports of rape seriously, and you can contact Victim Support to discuss options and have support throughout the process.Multiple logistic regression models were fit to the data combined across all countries to examine the odds of forced sexual initiation and early sexual debut by demographic characteristics and childhood experiences and health problems and behaviors.

Sexual assault is when somebody intentionally touches you in a sexual way without your consent (permission).

A useful review of the issues around the measurement of sexual violence is available from the World Health Organization. The presence of social networks can also be protective against IPV [ 27, 28], while social isolation and depression are associated with increased rates of sexual coercion [ 29, 30].