Who has sex with whom? Characteristics of heterosexual partnerships reported in a national probability survey and implications for STI risk | Zendy

Catherine H Mercer | Zendy; Andrew Copas | Zendy; Pam Sonnenberg | Zendy; Margaret Johnson | Zendy; Sally McManus | Zendy; Bob Erens | Zendy; Jackie Cassell | Zendy

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Who has sex with whom? Characteristics of heterosexual partnerships reported in a national probability survey and implications for STI risk

Author(s) -

Catherine H Mercer,

Andrew Copas,

Pam Sonnenberg,

Margaret Johnson,

Sally McManus,

Bob Erens,

Jackie Cassell

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyn216

Subject(s) - heterosexuality , demography , medicine , psychology , environmental health , homosexuality , family medicine , sociology , psychoanalysis

Sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk is determined both by partner numbers and partnership characteristics. Studies describing only recent partnership(s) overestimate long-term partnerships and underestimate the contribution of casual partnerships to STI transmission in populations. We describe all heterosexual partnerships in the past year in terms of partnership type, age and geographical mixing and how these characteristics relate to condom use.

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