BACKGROUND: The role of health professionals is pivotal in providing support to victims of @entity458 . Our aim was to identify @entity1 expectations of doctors after a @entity458 and to assess how they rated the doctors' responses. METHODS: We conducted a prospective observational study (May 2010-December 2012) involving victims of @entity458 (age >10   years) in a Department of Forensic Medicine near Paris, France. The @entity1 included were those who had first sought care from a doctor prior to arriving at the Department of Forensic Medicine. Victims were asked by questionnaire and interviewed by the forensic physician about medical consultations before arriving at the Department, their expectations about those consultations and their feelings about the quality of support provided. Each @entity1 's feelings were rated on a five-point scale. RESULTS: Among 1112 victims reporting @entity458 , 232 previously had a consultation, and were included in the study. @entity1 expected @entity130 care in 44% of cases, and received it in 40% (p=0.42), psychological support in 31% of cases, and received it in 21% (p=0.02), gynaecological care in 28%, and received it in 31% (p=0.52) and forensic support in 21%, and received it in 54% (p<0.001). The @entity1 more frequently considered the provided support to be crucial when they received both forensic support and @entity130 care, psychological support or gynaecological care than when they only received @entity130 care, psychological support or gynaecological care (25% vs 3%, p=0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Physicians who are the first medical provider to see a @entity1 after a @entity458 often fail to meet @entity1 ' expectations, particularly with regard to psychological support. Care received was perceived as best when physicians provided both forensic support and @entity130 care, psychological support or gynaecological care.

Expectations and perceptions of care among victims of XXXX who first seek care from emergency, primary care and gynaecological doctors.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'patient'] @entity458 :: ('MESH:D020018', 'Disease') :: ['sexual assault'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['trauma']
@entity458 :: (MESH:D020018,Disease) :: ['sexual assault']
