The nurse coordinator of student health care at a large university is meeting with a group of female freshman to discuss rape and sexual assault
One girl comments that if she avoids strangers or situations where she is outdoors by herself at night, she will be safe from sexual attacks. The nurse informs the audience that rape by a stranger accounts for what percentage of total rapes?
A) 50%
B) 25%
C) 15%
D) 70%
Ans: C
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Rape by a stranger accounts for only approximately 15% of total rapes. In 85% of cases, the survivor knows the rapist (eg, acquaintance, close friend, lover, family member, neighbor) (National Institute of Justice and CDC, 2000).
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