title: Physical health consequences of child sexual assault in Police General Hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine demographic data and physical health consequences of Child Sexual Assault (CSA) victims at the Police General Hospital (PGH).
  
  
  METHODS
  The medical records of CSA age one to 12 years at PGH between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 were retrospectively reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 124 child victims, 120 (96.8%) were female andfour (3.2%) were male, aged between one and 12 years (mean, 8.12 ± 3.54 years). Most of assailants were acquaintance or boyfriend The majority of victims had no body injury, 114 (91.9%). Genital injuries offemale victims were found in 40.8% of the cases and commonly seen at hymen. Anal injury was found in one case. Sexual transmitted infections included gonococcal 12.9%, chlamydial 4.0%, and trichomanas 1.7% were found. Two pregnancy cases were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most of CSA had no physical injury. None of the injury cases required any suture or hospital admission. Majority of sexual injury was new hymenal tear.
authors.forename: Patompon
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pacharabumrung
authors.forename: Seree
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teerapong
authors.forename: Komsun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suwannarurk
authors.forename: Kornkam
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhamarapravatana
authors.forename: Alisara
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sangviroon
authors.forename: Kitinapa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Napakorn
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000293:injuries; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000293:injuries; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology