Sexually transmitted diseases in females in a juvenile detention center.
Of 37 female adolescent prostitutes and 63 other females held in the King County, Washington, juvenile detention facility, 81 (81%) complained of vaginal discharge, and only eight (8%) had no genitourinary symptoms. The prevalence of genital infections among prostitutes and nonprostitutes was similar. Neisseria gonorrhoeae was found in 18 (18%) of 98 detainees tested, and Chlamydia trachomatis was found in 17 (20%) of 86 detainees tested; either organism was found in 27 (32%) of 85 tested for both organisms. Also, 38 (48%) of 80 tested had trichomoniasis. No detainees had syphilis. Sixty-seven (68%) of 98 responding detainees used no contraception. Such populations deserve the attention of public programs for control of sexually transmitted diseases and for family planning.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003267:Contraception; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011329:Prisoners; D011477:Sex Work; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014245:Trichomonas Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis; D014861:Washington