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Peer reviewedBuzi, Ruth S.; Weinman, Maxine L.; Smith, Peggy B. – Adolescence, 1998
Examines ethnic differences in rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in female adolescents (N=205) receiving care at two family-planning clinics; new infection and reinfection rates were also examined. Black teens had a higher rate of past STDs than Hispanics or Whites; however, there were no differences in rates at the time of the clinic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Clinics, Disease Incidence
Peer reviewedRosenthal, Susan L.; Biro, Frank M.; Succop, Paul A.; Bernstein, David I.; Stanberry, Lawrence R. – Adolescence, 1997
Examines the variables related to multiple episodes of sexually transmitted disease (STD) among adolescent females (n=88) and males (n=44). Results indicate that acquisition of an STD is related to the demographic characteristics of age and gender, as well as to the number of lifetime partners and attitudes about STD acquisition. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Demography, Disease Incidence, Epidemiology
Peer reviewedFurby, Lita; Ochs, Linda M.; Thomas, Catherine W. – Adolescence, 1997
Reports on interviews of 48 sexually active adolescents concerning the possible secondary consequences of taking measures to reduce the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Adolescents generated 134 consequences, suggesting that considering all the relevant consequences for a rational decision about STD prevention is not…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Decision Making, Disease Incidence
