Pandhi R K, Khanna N, Sekhri R
Department of Dermatology and STD, Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi.
Indian Pediatr. 1995 Jan;32(1):27-30.
Fifty eight (16%) of the 362 patients, who reported to Dermatology and STD Department with symptoms pertaining to their genitourinary system were below 14 years of age. Fifty four (93.1%) of these children belonged to families of lower socio-economic strata. All the children were slum dwellers and none of them had studied beyond the third class. Syphilis was seen in 27.6%, gonorrhea in 24.1%, chancroid in 22.4%, candidiasis in 10.3%, condylomata acuminata in 6.9% and herpes genitalis in 6.9% of these children. The probable reasons for the increased prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases in children as ascertained by this study were sexual promiscuity and probably sexual assault.
在向皮肤科与性病科报告有泌尿生殖系统相关症状的362名患者中，58名（16%）年龄在14岁以下。这些儿童中有54名（93.1%）来自社会经济地位较低的家庭。所有儿童均为贫民窟居民，且无一接受过三年级以上教育。这些儿童中梅毒患病率为27.6%，淋病为24.1%，软下疳为22.4%，念珠菌病为10.3%，尖锐湿疣为6.9%，生殖器疱疹为6.9%。本研究确定儿童性传播疾病患病率增加的可能原因是性乱交以及可能存在性侵犯。
