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hs, or years after the assault (Dunleavy & Slowik, 2012; Esposito, 2006; Pilipas & Ullman, 2001; Lessing, 2005; Mon- roe et al., 2005; Plumbo, 1995; Ullman, 1996a) with fewer survivors disclosing in the acute period (7 days or less) when specialized sexual assault services (e.g., Sexual Assault Nurse

policy guidelines. Retrieved from http://apps.who.intfiristbit stream/10665/85240/1/978924 I548595_eng.pdrua= I Zinzow, H., Resnick, H.. Barr, S,..Danielson,C.,& Kilpatrick, D.(2012). Receipt of post-rape medical care in a national sample of female victims. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 43. 1

of prior sexual trauma are more likely to postpone disclosure of a subsequent assault than those without prior victimization (Smith et al., 2000: Ullman, 1996). This is in contrast with the findings of Ahrens et al. (2010), who report no dif- ference in rates of prior sexual trauma between early and

porting rape in a national sample of college women. Journal of American College Health. 59(7). 582-587. 2inzow. H. M.. Resnick. H. S. Barr. S. C.. Danielson, C. K.. & Kilpatrick. D. G. (2012). Receipt of post-rape medical care in a national sample of female victims American Journal of Preirmire Medicin

y to utilize medical services and report to the police than early disclosers is in line with previous studies in adult women (Ahrens et al., 2010; Ullman, 1996; Ullman & Filipas, 2001). It suggests that disclosure latency is important for public health and safety, as delayed disclosure may not only

sional and reported to the police was higher in our sample than in most studies (Hanson et al., 2003; Resnick et al., 2000; Zinzow, Resnick, Bare, Danielson, & Kilpatrick, 2012). Perhaps, these differences could, at least partially, be explained by the fact that stranger rape, representing 30% of our s