Studies of Sexual Assault of Males
| 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 |