Surviving Rape: Profile and Coping Reactions of Filipino Rape Survivors Seen at the UP-PGH Women's Desk from January 1999 to December 2000

  • June Pagaduan Lopez
  • Aimee G. Chua
  • Ma. Rossana de Guzman

Abstract

This paper, a hospital-based review of sexual assault cases from 1999 to 2000, is a descriptive study of rape victims who asked for the assistance of UP-PGH Women's Desk. It focuses on the medical and behavioral aspects including the person's coping reactions before, during and after the incident. It provides a profile of the 114 survivors, legal and medical definition of terms and other data important in the understanding of rape and assault cases.
How to Cite
LOPEZ, June Pagaduan; CHUA, Aimee G.; DE GUZMAN, Ma. Rossana. Surviving Rape: Profile and Coping Reactions of Filipino Rape Survivors Seen at the UP-PGH Women's Desk from January 1999 to December 2000. Review of Women's Studies, [S.l.], v. 14, n. 2, jan. 2005. ISSN 0117-9489. Available at: <https://journals.upd.edu.ph/index.php/rws/article/view/2911>. Date accessed: 02 sep. 2025.