Open AccessRacial/Ethnic Differences in Patterns of Sexual Risk Behavior and Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Female Young Adults
Author(s) -
Jacqueline C. Pflieger,
Emily C. Cook,
Linda M. Niccolai,
Christian M. Connell
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2012.301005
Subject(s) - demography , ethnic group , young adult , condom , national survey of family growth , medicine , odds , sexual behavior , odds ratio , sexually transmitted disease , gerontology , population , family planning , logistic regression , clinical psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , family medicine , pathology , sociology , anthropology , research methodology
We examined patterns of sexual behavior and risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in young adulthood for Black, Hispanic, and White females.