Women with multiple sexual partners

United states, 1988

Bibliographic Data

ID11032513
AuthorsStuart N Seidman (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), W D Mosher (Johns Hopkins University), Sevgi O Aral (0000-0002-5463-4629)
Year1992
Volume82
Issue10
Pages1388-1394
Publication date1992-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.82.10.1388
PMID1415868
OpenAlexW2013695075
LanguageEN
Citations received35
References cited23

Women who have multiple sexual partners in a short time period are appropriate targets for sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention. We analyzed survey data collected in 1988 from a nationally representative sample of 8450 American women aged 15 to 44 to identify markers of such behavior. Among sexually active persons, 0.4% of married women and 8.4% of unmarried women had two or more sexual partners in the 3 months preceding the interview; unmarried marital status, early age at first sexual intercourse, lack of religious affiliation, and young age were associated with this behavior. All except young age were predictive after multivariate analysis. Such factors may help define women at elevated STD risk and allow better targeting of STD prevention

Environmental health · Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Marital status · Multivariate analysis · Population · Sexual behavior · Sexual intercourse · Sexually active · Sexually transmitted disease · Young adult · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive tract infections research · Gerontology