A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses the number of reported cases of STIs in children aged 14 and under, including a breakdown by type of STI, age, and Indigenous status.

AnsweredQoN 166Legislative Council
Asked
4 April 2007
Portfolio
Health

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CHILDREN - SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
I refer to sexually transmitted infections in children. (1) How many cases of sexually transmitted infections in children 14 years and under have been reported since 14 November 2006? (2) What were the STIs? (3) What ages were the children? (4) How many were Aboriginal, and what were their ages? (5) How many were non-Aboriginal, and what were their ages? Hon SUE ELLERY

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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Sixty. (2) There were 37 notifications of chlamydia, 22 notifications of gonorrhoea and one case of syphilis. (3) One child was under 10 years of age. The other 59 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (4) Fifty-two children were Aboriginal. One child was under 10 years of age. All other 51 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (5) Eight children were non-Aboriginal and all were aged between 10 and 14 years.
(1) How many cases of sexually transmitted infections in children 14 years and under have been reported since 14 November 2006? (2) What were the STIs? (3) What ages were the children? (4) How many were Aboriginal, and what were their ages? (5) How many were non-Aboriginal, and what were their ages? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Sixty. (2) There were 37 notifications of chlamydia, 22 notifications of gonorrhoea and one case of syphilis. (3) One child was under 10 years of age. The other 59 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (4) Fifty-two children were Aboriginal. One child was under 10 years of age. All other 51 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (5) Eight children were non-Aboriginal and all were aged between 10 and 14 years.
(2) What were the STIs? (3) What ages were the children? (4) How many were Aboriginal, and what were their ages? (5) How many were non-Aboriginal, and what were their ages? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Sixty. (2) There were 37 notifications of chlamydia, 22 notifications of gonorrhoea and one case of syphilis. (3) One child was under 10 years of age. The other 59 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (4) Fifty-two children were Aboriginal. One child was under 10 years of age. All other 51 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (5) Eight children were non-Aboriginal and all were aged between 10 and 14 years.
(3) What ages were the children? (4) How many were Aboriginal, and what were their ages? (5) How many were non-Aboriginal, and what were their ages? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Sixty. (2) There were 37 notifications of chlamydia, 22 notifications of gonorrhoea and one case of syphilis. (3) One child was under 10 years of age. The other 59 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (4) Fifty-two children were Aboriginal. One child was under 10 years of age. All other 51 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (5) Eight children were non-Aboriginal and all were aged between 10 and 14 years.
(4) How many were Aboriginal, and what were their ages? (5) How many were non-Aboriginal, and what were their ages? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Sixty. (2) There were 37 notifications of chlamydia, 22 notifications of gonorrhoea and one case of syphilis. (3) One child was under 10 years of age. The other 59 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (4) Fifty-two children were Aboriginal. One child was under 10 years of age. All other 51 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (5) Eight children were non-Aboriginal and all were aged between 10 and 14 years.
(5) How many were non-Aboriginal, and what were their ages? Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Sixty. (2) There were 37 notifications of chlamydia, 22 notifications of gonorrhoea and one case of syphilis. (3) One child was under 10 years of age. The other 59 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (4) Fifty-two children were Aboriginal. One child was under 10 years of age. All other 51 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (5) Eight children were non-Aboriginal and all were aged between 10 and 14 years.
Hon SUE ELLERY replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Sixty. (2) There were 37 notifications of chlamydia, 22 notifications of gonorrhoea and one case of syphilis. (3) One child was under 10 years of age. The other 59 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (4) Fifty-two children were Aboriginal. One child was under 10 years of age. All other 51 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (5) Eight children were non-Aboriginal and all were aged between 10 and 14 years.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Sixty. (2) There were 37 notifications of chlamydia, 22 notifications of gonorrhoea and one case of syphilis. (3) One child was under 10 years of age. The other 59 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (4) Fifty-two children were Aboriginal. One child was under 10 years of age. All other 51 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (5) Eight children were non-Aboriginal and all were aged between 10 and 14 years.
(1) Sixty. (2) There were 37 notifications of chlamydia, 22 notifications of gonorrhoea and one case of syphilis. (3) One child was under 10 years of age. The other 59 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (4) Fifty-two children were Aboriginal. One child was under 10 years of age. All other 51 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (5) Eight children were non-Aboriginal and all were aged between 10 and 14 years.
(2) There were 37 notifications of chlamydia, 22 notifications of gonorrhoea and one case of syphilis. (3) One child was under 10 years of age. The other 59 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (4) Fifty-two children were Aboriginal. One child was under 10 years of age. All other 51 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (5) Eight children were non-Aboriginal and all were aged between 10 and 14 years.
(3) One child was under 10 years of age. The other 59 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (4) Fifty-two children were Aboriginal. One child was under 10 years of age. All other 51 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (5) Eight children were non-Aboriginal and all were aged between 10 and 14 years.
(4) Fifty-two children were Aboriginal. One child was under 10 years of age. All other 51 children were aged between 10 and 14 years. (5) Eight children were non-Aboriginal and all were aged between 10 and 14 years.
(5) Eight children were non-Aboriginal and all were aged between 10 and 14 years.

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