He added that there were hardly any services available for men who have been raped. Rape crisis centres were often not accessible to men and there is only one helpline run by a self help group for a few hours a week. Tony Pattison of the HIV Nursing Society said US research showed 13,000 of 168,00 rape victims in 1991 were men. He said UK research was needed so that people knew how prevelent the crime was. Nursing has never been about quantity but about the quality of human life.
Male rape can cause severe disability or disorder.
People think Aids is the worst possible consequence when the risk is variable. Many men were left doubting their sexuality, fearing sex and had difficulty forming relationships as a result of rape. Rebecca Gray spoke of how a colleague had turned from a friendly outgoing person to a man who was afraid to leave his home after he was raped. Due to the lack of resources for victims, he has moved to Australia. Sal Porter, a nursing student, said male services as a whole needed to be urgently addressed.