Research Brief: Post-Sexual Assault Health Care Utilization Among OEF/OIF Servicewomen

This brief is about the use of medical and mental health services by servicewomen after sexual assault that occurred while in the military. In policy and practice, servicewomen who have been sexually assaulted should seek medical and mental healthcare in a timely manner, even if they don\u27t believe it is necessary, to prevent HIV infection and pregnancy; the DoD should continue its use of the DoJ\u27s gold standard of care while ensuring that servicewomen feel that they can reach out for post-assault healthcare. Suggestions for future research include sampling more servicewomen who utilize care, expanding the geographic spread of the study, and studying whether use of services for sexual assault in the military leads to DoD programs or DoD programs lead to use of services