Wood V D, Shoroye A
Department of Pediatrics, District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, DC.
J Natl Med Assoc. 1993 Jun;85(6):435-9.
Disenfranchised youth are known to be at high risk for sexually transmitted infections. A study was conducted to validate the screening for sexually transmitted disease (STD) among adolescents under court jurisdiction, to characterize variables associated with STD among this group, and to contrast and compare the characteristics of STD among incarcerated youth as opposed to those in alternative court-sponsored facilities. Sixty teenagers referred to an outpatient adolescent clinic for court-ordered physical examination were tested for infection with syphilis. Fifty-four were tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia. The overall rates for gonorrhea and chlamydia among the group were an identical 9.2%. Six percent of the study population were diagnosed with syphilis infection. While only 17% of the youths were female, they accounted for over half of all infections with gonorrhea and chlamydia. All cases of sexually transmitted bacterial infections were found in youth residing in alternative court-sponsored facilities.
众所周知，被剥夺公民权的年轻人感染性传播感染的风险很高。开展了一项研究，以验证对受法院管辖的青少年进行性传播疾病（STD）筛查的有效性，确定该群体中与性传播疾病相关的变量，并对比和比较被监禁青少年与在替代性法院资助设施中的青少年的性传播疾病特征。六十名被转介到门诊青少年诊所进行法院强制体检的青少年接受了梅毒感染检测。五十四人接受了淋病和衣原体检测。该组中淋病和衣原体的总体感染率均为9.2%。6%的研究人群被诊断为梅毒感染。虽然只有17%的年轻人为女性，但她们占淋病和衣原体感染病例的一半以上。所有性传播细菌感染病例均出现在居住在替代性法院资助设施中的青少年中。
