TABLE 1.
Prevalence of STIs in children being evaluated for sexual abuse according to selected studies published since 2005
| Study (reference) | Total no. of children tested (% female) | No. of positive samples/total no. of samples tested (%)c |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. gonorrhoeae | C. trachomatis | Syphilis | HSV | T. vaginalis | HPV | HIV | ||
| Girardet et al. (26)a | 536 (90.5) | 16/483e (3.3) | 15/482 (3.1) | 1/384 (0.3) | 5/12 (42)f | 5/85 (5.9) | NS | 0/384 |
| Kelly and Koh (44)b | 2,162 (85.8) | 11/1,690 (0.7) | 20/1,668 (1.2) | 0/838 | 8d | 6/1,288 (0.5) | 67/2,162 (3.1) | 0/301 |
| Kohlberger and Bancher-Todesca (47)b | 180 (100) | 1/56 (1.8) | 1/62 (1.6) | 0/5 | NS | 1/136 (0.7) | NS | 0/27 |
| Simmons and Hicks (72)b | 2,763 (100) | 10/2,007 (0.5) | 10/2,007 (0.5) | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
a
Prospective study.
b
Retrospective chart review.
c
ND, not done; NS, not specified.
d
The number of children tested was not stated.
e
Denominator females; none of the males were positive for any STI.
f
Testing done only for children with lesions suggestive of HSV infection.