Psychosocial correlates of sexually transmitted diseases and sexual activity in black adolescent females
1990
Holmbeck, G.N. | Waters, K.A. | Brookman, R.R.
The purpose of this study was to identify, personality, demographic, academic, family, and health-related variables that predict a sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnosis. Subjects were 73 lower-income Black females who presented with an STD diagnosis (n = 24), were sexually active, requested birth control and had no history of STDs (n = 20), or were not sexually active and presented with a diagnosis unrelated to reproductive health problems (n = 29). Findings revealed that subjects with an STD diagnosis and those who were sexually active tended to be more alike than different and that these two groups differed from the nonsexually active group. Results are discussed in relation to the existing literature on adolescents and reproductive health care.
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