Findings from Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE): A case study of New Hampshire's pediatric SANE database

Authors

Sharon B. Murphy, University of New Hampshire
Sharyn J. Potter, University of New HampshireFollow
Jane G. Stapleton, University of New HampshireFollow
Desiree Wiesen-Martin, University of New Hampshire
Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, Forensic Nurse Examiner Program

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide child sexual abuse data gathered by sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) in New Hampshire at the time of the medical/forensic examination. This study provides demographic, victim and assault characteristics from 696 child sexual abuse patients between 1997 and 2007. The study is a collaborative project between the SANE Advisory Board, a team of university researchers, and the Research Committee of the New Hampshire (NH) Governor's Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence.

Department

Sociology, Prevention Innovations Research Center

Publication Date

11-2010

Journal Title

Journal of Forensic Nursing

Publisher

Wiley

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1111/j.1939-3938.2010.01083.x

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Murphy, S. B., Potter, S. J., Stapleton, J. G., Wiesen-Martin, D. and Pierce-Weeks, J. (2010), Findings from Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE): A case study of New Hampshire's pediatric SANE database. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 6: 163–169. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2010.01083.x

Rights

© 2010 International Association of Forensic Nurses