126. The Sexual and Reproductive Health Concerns of Youth Experiencing Homelessness Presenting to an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department: a descriptive study

Youth experiencing homelessness (YEH) have high rates of both mental and physical health concerns, including a higher rate of sexual assault, pregnancy and STIs as compared to youth in the general population. YEH face multiple barriers in accessing care, resulting in reliance on Emergency Departments (ED). The use of the pediatric ED by YEH in Canada, including for sexual and reproductive (SRH) concerns, is not well described; additionally, there is no Canadian data exploring the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic/lockdown on ED presentations by this population.
Source: Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Source Type: research