Sexually Transmitted Diseases · 1981 · 15 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineCriminologyInfectious DiseasesDisease SurveillancePublic Health SurveillanceSexual OffensesInvestigation Of Sexual OffensesSex Offender AssessmentSexual HealthSexually Transmitted Infection EpidemiologySexually Transmitted Infection PreventionSexually Transmitted InfectionsGonorrhea EpidemiologySexually Transmitted Infection AssessmentSexually Transmitted Infection DiagnosisSexually Transmitted Infection Surveillance
The medical records of 271 (60.8%) of the 446 persons arrested for sexual offenses in Atlanta, Georgia, during late 1978 were examined. Sexually transmitted infections were detected in 29.3% of the 237 women examined at the Fulton County Health Department and in 44.1% of the 34 men. Gonorrhea was detected in 47 (19.8%) of the women and in five (14.7%) of the men. Screening sexual offenders is an effective way of identifying untreated cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the community, and this method should be reassessed elsewhere.