Do Differences in Sexual Behaviors Account for the Racial/Ethnic Differences in Adolescents' Self-Reported History of a Sexually Transmitted Disease?

Background and Objectives: African-American adolescents have the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) of any racial/ethnic group of adolescents. The objective of this study was to determine the degree to which racial/ethnic differences in sexual behaviors account for African-America...

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Published in:Sexually transmitted diseases 1998-03, Vol.25 (3), p.125-129
Main Authors: ELLEN, JONATHAN M., ARAL, SEVGI O., MADGER, LAURENCE S.
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Adolescent
Adult
Analysis. Health state
Biological and medical sciences
Black or African American
Black People
Educational Status
Epidemiology
Female
General aspects
Hispanic or Latino
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Minority & ethnic groups
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Risk Factors
Sexual Behavior
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - ethnology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - etiology
STD
Teenagers
White People
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Black or African American
Black People
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Female
General aspects
Hispanic or Latino
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Male
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Sexual Behavior
Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - ethnology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - etiology
STD
Teenagers
White People
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