American Academy of Pediatrics Banner AAP Bookstore AAP Web site search AAP Members Only Channel American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Pediatrics
HomeTable of ContentsVisual LibraryResourcesNewsSubscribeSearchContact usHelp
Red Book Online Logo    

Red Book Online Quick Search
Advanced Search


This Article
Right arrow Full Version
Right arrow PDF Español
Services
Right arrow E-mail this link to a friend
Right arrow Related text in Red Book
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Right arrow Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Appendices

The following text is from an archived Red Book® edition and may not reflect current recommendations or information. To view the current edition, click here.

Section 2. Recommendations for Care of Children in Special Circumstances

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES IN ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN

Physicians and other health care professionals perform a critical role in preventing and treating sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the pediatric population. Sexually transmitted diseases are a major problem for adolescents; an estimated 25% of adolescents will develop an STD before graduating from high school. For infants and children, detection of an STD is an important warning signal of sexual abuse. Sexual abuse of children has been endemic for generations, but the prevalence and potentially devastating psychologic effects of sexual abuse have been recognized only recently. Whenever sexual abuse is suspected, appropriate social service and law enforcement agencies must be involved to ensure the child’s protection and to provide appropriate counseling.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Adolescents
Diagnosis and Treatment of STDs in Children 3
Social Implications of STDs in Children
Sexual Victimization and STDs

Top
 Next

Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Adolescents

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Although the incidence of all reported STDs in the United States has decreased during the past decade, adolescents and young adults continue to have higher rates of STDs than any other age group. Adolescents are at greater risk of STDs, because they frequently have unprotected intercourse, are biologically more susceptible to infection, often are engaged in partnerships of limited duration, and face multiple obstacles to use of health care services. In the United States in 2000, case report rates for gonorrhea were 61 per 100 000 for people between 40 and 44 years of age, 307 per 100 000 for people between 25 and 29 years of age, 623 per 100 000 for people between 20 and 24 years, and 516 per 100 000 for people between 15 and 19 years of age. The highest age-specific incidence rate . . . [Go to Full Text]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Related text in Red Book:

Summary of Major Changes in the 2003 Red Book

Red Book 2003: xxv. [Extract] [Full Version]  

Minimum Ages and Minimum Intervals Between Vaccine Doses

Red Book 2003: 23-32. [Extract] [Full Version]  

Actinomycosis

Red Book 2003: 189-190. [Extract] [Full Version]  

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Red Book 2003: 360-382. [Extract] [Full Version]  

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Red Book 2003: 713-718. [Extract] [Full Version]  








HomeTable of ContentsVisual LibraryResourcesNewsSubscribeSearchContact usHelp
Site Requirements | Privacy Policy | Core Values, Vision, and Mission Statement
The recommendations in this online publication do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate.
Copyright © 2003 American Academy of Pediatrics Highwire Press Logo