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Pediatric acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Barriers to recognizing the role of child sexual abuse.

Publication , Journal Article

Gutman, LT; Herman-Giddens, ME; McKinney, RE

Published in: Am J Dis Child

July 1993

The only reportable exposure categories for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection of children are vertical transmission from an HIV-infected mother or receipt of infected blood or blood products. Although sexual transmission of HIV among adults is the subject of intense concern, sexual transmission of HIV to children during child sexual abuse has received almost no investigative attention. This review discusses factors contributing to the exclusion of sexual transmission of HIV to children from studies of the epidemiology of HIV infection. Difficulties occur in screening and confirming abuse in nonselected populations of children, perceived and real barriers exist to the evaluation for HIV of sexually abused children, and problems occur in the assessment for child sexual abuse of HIV-infected children. Impediments to the understanding of the relationship between sexual abuse and HIV infection in sexually abused, HIV-infected children are considered, and measures that can allow these barriers to be overcome are discussed.

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Author Ross Erwin McKinney Jr. Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases

Published In

Am J Dis Child

DOI

10.1001/archpedi.1993.02160310077023

ISSN

0002-922X

Publication Date

July 1993

Volume

147

Issue

Start / End Page

775 / 780

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

Humans
Child Abuse, Sexual
Child
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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Gutman, L. T., Herman-Giddens, M. E., & McKinney, R. E. (1993). Pediatric acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Barriers to recognizing the role of child sexual abuse. Am J Dis Child, 147(7), 775–780. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1993.02160310077023

Gutman, L. T., M. E. Herman-Giddens, and R. E. McKinney. “Pediatric acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Barriers to recognizing the role of child sexual abuse.” Am J Dis Child 147, no. 7 (July 1993): 775–80. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1993.02160310077023.

Gutman LT, Herman-Giddens ME, McKinney RE. Pediatric acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Barriers to recognizing the role of child sexual abuse. Am J Dis Child. 1993 Jul;147(7):775–80.

Gutman, L. T., et al. “Pediatric acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Barriers to recognizing the role of child sexual abuse.” Am J Dis Child, vol. 147, no. 7, July 1993, pp. 775–80. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/archpedi.1993.02160310077023.

Gutman LT, Herman-Giddens ME, McKinney RE. Pediatric acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Barriers to recognizing the role of child sexual abuse. Am J Dis Child. 1993 Jul;147(7):775–780.