Sexually Transmitted Diseases Among Prostitutes and Other Sexual Offenders

The medical records of 271 (60.8%) of the 446 persons arrested for sexual offenses in Atlanta, Georgia, during late 1978 were examined. Sexually transmitted infections were detected in 29.3% of the 237 women examined at the Fulton County Health Department and in 44.1% of the 34 men. Gonorrhea was de...

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Published in:Sexually transmitted diseases 1981-10, Vol.8 (4), p.241-244
Main Authors: CONRAD, GARY L., KLERIS, GEORGE S., RUSH, BETTY, DARROW, WILLIAM W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Georgia
Gonorrhea - epidemiology
Humans
Male
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Retrospective Studies
Sex Offenses
Sex Work
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control
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Summary:The medical records of 271 (60.8%) of the 446 persons arrested for sexual offenses in Atlanta, Georgia, during late 1978 were examined. Sexually transmitted infections were detected in 29.3% of the 237 women examined at the Fulton County Health Department and in 44.1% of the 34 men. Gonorrhea was detected in 47 (19.8%) of the women and in five (14.7%) of the men. Screening sexual offenders is an effective way of identifying untreated cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the community, and this method should be reassessed elsewhere.
ISSN:0148-5717
1537-4521
DOI:10.1097/00007435-198110000-00001