Physical health consequences of child sexual assault in Police General Hospital.

OBJECTIVE

To determine demographic data and physical health consequences of Child Sexual Assault (CSA) victims at the Police General Hospital (PGH).

MATERIAL AND METHOD: 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.

CONCLUSION

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.