Open AccessTiming of Incident STI Relative to Sex Partner Change in Young Women
Author(s) -
Mary A. Ott,
Jaroslaw Harezlak,
Susan Ofner,
J. Dennis Fortenberry
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e3182641ecf
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , sociology
Among adolescents, partner changes are associated with STIs, but little is known about the timing. Using daily diaries and weekly STI tests, we describe whether infections occur before or after sex partner change during periods when a young woman changes partners once. Results showed infections occurring both before and after partner changes.