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Adults who were abused as children may face elevated risk of STDs.

Publication: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Publication Date: 01-SEP-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Adults who were abused as children may face elevated risk of STDs.(Digests)(sexually transmitted diseases)

Article Excerpt
Childhood abuse is linked to an increased risk of STD infection over time, according to findings from a prospective cohort study. (1) Participants who had been sexually abused as children had elevated odds of having had at least one STD (odds ratio, 1.9), and of having had more than one (3.3), by the time they were interviewed as adults. Those who had been physically abused during childhood had higher odds of having been infected with two or more STDs than those who had not been abused (3.6).

Researchers used court records from a metropolitan area in the Midwest to identify children aged 11 or younger between 1967 and 1971 who had been...

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