Sexually-transmitted disease prevalence and the factors associated with it in sexually-exploited children in Bogota, Colombia.

Objective Presenting the characteristics of a group of children who have been sexually exploited in Bogota, determining the prevalence of sexually-transmitted disease (STD) in this group of children and establishing the factors associated with STD in this population. Methodology This was a descripti...

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Autores Principales: Pinzon-Rondon, Angela Maria, Ross, Timothy W W, Botero, Juan C, Baquero-Umaña, Margarita M
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Publicado: Revista de Salud Pública 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/25018
https://doi.org/10.1590/s0124-00642009000300015
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spelling ir-10336-250182021-09-27T21:19:29Z Sexually-transmitted disease prevalence and the factors associated with it in sexually-exploited children in Bogota, Colombia. Pinzon-Rondon, Angela Maria Ross, Timothy W W Botero, Juan C Baquero-Umaña, Margarita M Adolescent Child Child Abuse Sexual Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Male Prevalence Risk Factors Sexually Transmitted Diseases Urban Health Objective Presenting the characteristics of a group of children who have been sexually exploited in Bogota, determining the prevalence of sexually-transmitted disease (STD) in this group of children and establishing the factors associated with STD in this population. Methodology This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The medical charts of children aged 10 to 17 years who sought medical attention at Fundación Renacer between January 2002 and June 2004 were reviewed. The analysis included descriptive statistics, correlations and binomial logistic regression. Results 255 children's charts were included, producing the following characteristics: being female (58.8%), average age was 15.4, 5.9% were affiliated to social security, 89.8% engaged in substance abuse, 41.2% used family planning, 3.9% used a condom during every intercourse and there were 0.86 average pregnancies per female adolescent. Sexually-transmitted disease prevalence was 30.9%. The most common diseases were condilomatosis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection. Substance abuse and infrequent condom use were associated with a diagnosis of STD. Conclusion Child sexual exploitation is a reality in Colombia. In spite of the limitations of this study, it can be concluded that STDs are an important problem in the sexually-abused child population in Bogota. Preventing child sexual exploitation and integral attention for these children (including health service provision) must become a priority. 2009-06 2020-06-11T13:22:06Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/25018 https://doi.org/10.1590/s0124-00642009000300015 spa info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf Revista de Salud Pública instname:Universidad del Rosario reponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocUR
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language Español (Spanish)
topic Adolescent
Child
Child Abuse
Sexual
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Urban Health
spellingShingle Adolescent
Child
Child Abuse
Sexual
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Urban Health
Pinzon-Rondon, Angela Maria
Ross, Timothy W W
Botero, Juan C
Baquero-Umaña, Margarita M
Sexually-transmitted disease prevalence and the factors associated with it in sexually-exploited children in Bogota, Colombia.
description Objective Presenting the characteristics of a group of children who have been sexually exploited in Bogota, determining the prevalence of sexually-transmitted disease (STD) in this group of children and establishing the factors associated with STD in this population. Methodology This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The medical charts of children aged 10 to 17 years who sought medical attention at Fundación Renacer between January 2002 and June 2004 were reviewed. The analysis included descriptive statistics, correlations and binomial logistic regression. Results 255 children's charts were included, producing the following characteristics: being female (58.8%), average age was 15.4, 5.9% were affiliated to social security, 89.8% engaged in substance abuse, 41.2% used family planning, 3.9% used a condom during every intercourse and there were 0.86 average pregnancies per female adolescent. Sexually-transmitted disease prevalence was 30.9%. The most common diseases were condilomatosis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection. Substance abuse and infrequent condom use were associated with a diagnosis of STD. Conclusion Child sexual exploitation is a reality in Colombia. In spite of the limitations of this study, it can be concluded that STDs are an important problem in the sexually-abused child population in Bogota. Preventing child sexual exploitation and integral attention for these children (including health service provision) must become a priority.
format Artículo (Article)
author Pinzon-Rondon, Angela Maria
Ross, Timothy W W
Botero, Juan C
Baquero-Umaña, Margarita M
author_facet Pinzon-Rondon, Angela Maria
Ross, Timothy W W
Botero, Juan C
Baquero-Umaña, Margarita M
author_sort Pinzon-Rondon, Angela Maria
title Sexually-transmitted disease prevalence and the factors associated with it in sexually-exploited children in Bogota, Colombia.
title_short Sexually-transmitted disease prevalence and the factors associated with it in sexually-exploited children in Bogota, Colombia.
title_full Sexually-transmitted disease prevalence and the factors associated with it in sexually-exploited children in Bogota, Colombia.
title_fullStr Sexually-transmitted disease prevalence and the factors associated with it in sexually-exploited children in Bogota, Colombia.
title_full_unstemmed Sexually-transmitted disease prevalence and the factors associated with it in sexually-exploited children in Bogota, Colombia.
title_sort sexually-transmitted disease prevalence and the factors associated with it in sexually-exploited children in bogota, colombia.
publisher Revista de Salud Pública
publishDate 2009
url https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/25018
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