Open AccessPattern of sexual behavior in adolescents and young adults attending STD clinic in a tertiary care center in South India
Author(s) -
S Uma Maheswari,
S. Kalaivani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0565
pISSN - 2589-0557
DOI - 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_9_16
Subject(s) - medicine , condom , demography , population , promiscuity , sexual behavior , incidence (geometry) , young adult , pediatrics , family medicine , gerontology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , clinical psychology , psychology , physics , syphilis , sociology , psychoanalysis , optics
There is an alarming increase in the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents and young adults of our country. The aim of our study is to depict the current pattern of sexual behavior in this vulnerable sector of population.