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Author Study Design % MaleVictims % Female Victims % Orally or Anally Penetrated (Men) Mean Age of Assault Victim % Male Victims Identifying as Homo- or Bisexual More Than One Assailant % Stranger Assault Sorenso et al.7 Randomized community study 7.2% of 1,480 total 13.5% of 1,645 total 38.8% NA NA NA NA Elliot et al.8 Randomized community study 3.8% of 470 total 22% of 471 total 74% 20.4 (men)24.7 (women) NA NA NA Coxell et al.9 Survey of men attending general practice clinic 2.89% of 2,474 men NA 18% anally 20 3.1% NA NA Coxell et al.18 Survey of men attending genitourinary clinic 18% of 224 men NA 29% anally 21 22% NA NA Riggs et al.10 Victims presenting to ER 3.8% of 1,076 total 96.2% of 1,076 total 42.9% orally,66.7% anally 25 (both) NA NA 38.7% (both male and female) Hillman et al.11 Male sexual assault victims contacting counseling service 100 total NA 75% anally 14.5 61% 43% 28% McLean et al.3 Patients presenting to a sexual assault referral center 5% of 8,165 total 95% of 8,165 total 65.6% anally NA NA NA NA Frazier12 Patients presenting to a sexual assault referral center 5% of 1,445 total 95% of 1,445 total All either orally or anally 30 NA 31% of males, 19% of females 50% (both male and female) Stermac et al.13 Retrospective study: male stranger, male acquaintance vs female acquaintance assault 64 male stranger, 81 male acquaintance assaults 106 female acquaintance assaults 54% of stranger, 60% of acquaintance anally penetrated 27 (all) NA Males more likely than females Ernst et al.14 Victims presenting to ER 3% of 2,213 total 97% of 2,213 total 100% anally penetrated 26 NA NA 33% of male Pesola et al.15 Victims presenting to ER 27 sexual assaults of men (12% of 173) 88% of 173 assaults 23/27 or 85% 28.9 17/21 or 63% NA 26.3% of male victims; 47.4% of male victims assaulted by someone known <24 hours; 26.7% of female victims Lacey and Roberts16 Males attending a sexual assault referral center 13 total (100%) NA 8/13 or 61.5% 21.6 3/18 or 16% NA 5/13 or 38.4% Kaufman et al.17 14 Male rape victims compared with 100 randomly selected female rape victims NA NA All anally NA NA 50% of males compared with 23% of females NA, it appears most male victims assaulted by strangers
