Table 1.

History From a Parent(s) or Caregiver: Suggested Questions

Issue	Suggested Question
How the concern for CSA arose	“What made you think s/he’d been abused?”
The chronology of events	“Please tell me how you think this started, then …”
	“When was the last time ____ was with the person who may have abused her/him?”
Responses	“How did you respond? And your child?”
Possible questions and responses	“What did you ask? What did s/he say?”
Physical complaints	“Were there problems urinating (peeing) or with defecation (pooping)?”
Behavioral or emotional changes	“What changes if any have there been in her/his behavior or emotions?”
Past medical history	“Did s/he have trauma or injury to their genitals before this?”
	“Did s/he have a sexually transmitted infection before?”
	“Have s/he have behavioral or emotional problems in the past?”
Social history	“Who lives at home?”
	“Who takes care of ___?”
	“Regarding the person who may have done this, what’s their age, sex, relationship to ___?”
	“Do you know if they use drugs, whether they have HIV?”
Possible exposures	“Has your child ever seen others having sex?”
	“Has s/he seen porn?”