Purple Book Chapter 10: Sexually transmitted infections

This chapter sought to address what the prevalence of different STIs in sexually abused children is, what the prevalence of sexual abuse in children with STIs (who were selected because of the presence of infection and/or for evaluation of suspected CSA) is, which STIs are a sign of sexual abuse in children, whether chlamydia or gonorrhoea conjunctivitis is indicative of sexual abuse, whether oropharyngeal STIs are a sign of sexual abuse in children, whether there is a cut-off point for vertical transmission of non-blood-borne STIs, and what the most prevalent modes of transmission for non-blood-borne STIs in children are. Read our summary and download the full chapter as a PDF.