@article{ref1,
title="History of sexual abuse in incarcerated adolescents with gonorrhea or syphilis",
journal="Journal of Aolescent Health Care",
year="1990",
author="Alexander-Rodriquez, T. and Kelley, K. F. and Macleod, S. and Alexander-Rodriguez, T. and Vermund, S. H.",
volume="11",
number="5",
pages="449-452",
abstract="From July 1983 to June 1984, 2521 adolescents were medically screened at entry into a detention facility in New York City. A medical history, physical examination, serology for syphilis, and culture for gonorrhea were obtained from each entrant. A retrospective chart review was conducted for 136 persons with gonorrhea and/or syphilis (79 boys and 57 girls) and 136 sex-matched infection-negative controls. Several characteristics were compared including age, age at first sexual intercourse, sexual abuse history, contraceptive use, and pregnancy status. Among infected cases, 8% of males and 32% of females reported a history of sexual abuse, whereas among controls, no males and 14% of females reported abuse. A history of sexual abuse was strongly associated with gonorrhea or syphilis (odds ratio = 3.4; 95% confidence intervals, 1.5-8.0). These data suggest an association between sexual abuse and subsequent high-risk sexual behavior manifested by a gonorrhea or syphilis infection.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0197-0070",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}