Diagnostic agreement when comparing still and video imaging for the medical evaluation of child sexual abuse

• Published in: Child abuse & neglect Vol. 52; pp. 102 - 109
• Main Authors: Killough, Emily, Spector, Lisa, Moffatt, Mary, Wiebe, Jan, Nielsen-Parker, Monica, Anderst, Jim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2016; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Analysis of Variance; Child; Child Abuse; Child abuse & neglect; Child Abuse, Sexual - diagnosis; Child sexual abuse; Child sexual abuse forensics; Clinical Competence - standards; Comparative analysis; Diagnostics; Evaluators; Experiments; Female; Forensic Psychiatry; Humans; Inter-rater agreement; Medical Evaluation; Medical evaluation of child sexual abuse; Observer Variation; Pediatricians - standards; Pediatrics; Photography; Physical Examination; Predictor Variables; Prospective Studies; Psychiatry; Puberty; Video; Video Technology; Medical evaluation of child sexual abuse; Child sexual abuse forensics; Child sexual abuse; Inter-rater agreement

Abstract Still photo imaging is often used in medical evaluations of child sexual abuse (CSA) but video imaging may be superior. We aimed to compare still images to videos with respect to diagnostic agreement regarding hymenal deep notches and transections in post-pubertal females. Additionally, we...