title: Sexual abuse of children as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital.
abstract: A retrospective study of 21 sexually abused children admitted to the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, between January 1984 and December 1985 is presented. The peak incidence of sexual abuse was in the age group of 10-15 years (38.1%) followed by the 5-9 years age group (28.6%). Strangers and people familiar to the child were equally implicated as assailants. Fourteen out of the twenty one (66.7%) victims, presented with injuries ranging from perineal tears (19%), vaginal tears (19%), recto-vaginal fistulae (RVP) (4.8%) and vesico-vaginal-fistulae (VVF) and abdominal haematoma (4.8%). The victims presented to hospital within two days of the event usually accompanied by their mothers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Nduati
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Muita
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors