• Sex Transm Dis · Jul 1985

    Sexually transmitted diseases in females in a juvenile detention center.

    • T A Bell, J A Farrow, W E Stamm, C W Critchlow, and K K Holmes.
    • Sex Transm Dis. 1985 Jul 1; 12 (3): 140-4.

    AbstractOf 37 female adolescent prostitutes and 63 other females held in the King County, Washington, juvenile detention facility, 81 (81%) complained of vaginal discharge, and only eight (8%) had no genitourinary symptoms. The prevalence of genital infections among prostitutes and nonprostitutes was similar. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was found in 18 (18%) of 98 detainees tested, and Chlamydia trachomatis was found in 17 (20%) of 86 detainees tested; either organism was found in 27 (32%) of 85 tested for both organisms. Also, 38 (48%) of 80 tested had trichomoniasis. No detainees had syphilis. Sixty-seven (68%) of 98 responding detainees used no contraception. Such populations deserve the attention of public programs for control of sexually transmitted diseases and for family planning.

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