Open AccessVeneral infections in three ethnic groups in Sacramento.
Author(s) -
W W Darrow
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.66.5.446
Subject(s) - gonorrhea , urethritis , ethnic group , medicine , demography , genitourinary system , sexual behavior , thrush , gerontology , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , clinical psychology , cervical cancer , cancer , human papilloma virus , sociology , anthropology
Blacks treated in Sacramento County (CA) Clinics were most likely to have gonorrhea. Chicanos were slightly more likely to have nonspecific urethritis and other sexually transmitted diseases, and Whites were most likely to be uninfected. Whites tended to name greater numbers of different sexual partners, but differences among the three groups were not statistically significant. Black men more frequently reported to clinics with genitourinary symptoms and delayed significantly longer before seeking treatment. Future research should assess the relative contributions of sexual and health behaviors to the distributions of different sexually transmitted diseases in different groups.