Use of antiretroviral HIV post-exposure prophylaxis in sexually abused children and adolescents treated in an inner-city pediatric emergency department

2006 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 919-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy Fajman ◽  
Richelle Wright
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Pediatric Emergency ◽  
Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Pediatric Emergency Department ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Sexually Abused Children

scholarly journals “Meds-in-Hand” Intervention to Reduce Critical Process Delays in Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Post-Exposure Prophylaxis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel L Epstein ◽  
Nicole Penwill ◽  
Diana F Clarke ◽  
Sebastian Hamilton ◽  
Kevin Horbowicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Pediatric Emergency ◽  
Post Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Pediatric Emergency Department ◽  
Multidisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Post Exposure ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis ◽  
Critical Process

Abstract Pediatric human immunodeficiency virus post-exposure prophylaxis is frequently indicated, but delays in medication receipt are common. Using plan-do-study-act cycles, we developed a multidisciplinary collaboration to reduce critical process delays in our pediatric emergency department. Interruptions decreased from a median 1 per month pre-intervention to zero per month during the intervention.

Medical Evaluation of Sexually Abused Children: A Review of 311 Cases

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-14
Author(s):  
Mary Ellen Rimsza ◽  
Elaine H. Niggemann
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Physical Examination ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Medical Evaluation ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Victims Of Sexual Abuse ◽  
Sexually Abused Children

The case records of 311 children and adolescents who were medically evaluated for sexual abuse are reviewed. Only 18% of these victims were assaulted by strangers; 131 of the assailants were relatives. Thirty percent of the victims reported multiple assaults over a time period of one week to nine years. Physical examination showed no abnormalities in only 23% of the patients. Twenty-one patients had gonorrhea and seven patients were pregnant. Guidelines for the medical evaluation of patients suspected to be victims of sexual abuse are discussed.

scholarly journals Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of sexually abused children and adolescents cases living in Turkey's Eastern Anatolia Region

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-323
Author(s):  
Salih Gençoğlan ◽  
Yavuz Hekimoğlu ◽  
Tuba Mutluer ◽  
Pınar Güzel Özdemir ◽  
Orhan Gümüş ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Eastern Anatolia ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Sexually Abused Children

Gender Differences in Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents: A Multicenter Study in Turkey

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 415-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nusret Soylu ◽  
Muhammed Ayaz ◽  
Emel Sarı Gökten ◽  
Ahmet Hamdi Alpaslan ◽  
Yunus Emre Dönmez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Multicenter Study ◽  
Sexually Abused ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Sexually Abused Children
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