• Am J Health Behav · Jan 2004

    Multiple sexual-partner behavior among sexually active US adolescent girls.

    • Donna E Howard and Min Qi Wang.
    • Department of Public and Community Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. dhoward1@umd.edu
    • Am J Health Behav. 2004 Jan 1; 28 (1): 3-12.

    ObjectiveTo examine the relationship of multiple sexual-partners to other risk behaviors among adolescent girls.MethodsNinth- through 12th-grade sexually active girls (N=3288) who completed the 1999 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey were participants. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine all significant independent relationships.ResultsHaving one recent sexual-partner was associated with lack of condom use and being in 12th grade whereas having 2 or more partners was associated with fighting, cigarette use, binge drinking, and African American ethnicity.ConclusionsA small but important subset of adolescent girls report having recent multiple sexual-partners. These girls are more likely to report other problem-prone health behaviors.

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