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Prevalence of STDs is high for black young adults regardless of risk behavior.(DIGESTS)
Even if black young adults participate only in low-risk behaviors, their prevalence of STDs, including HIV, is higher than the national average for their age-group, according to analyses based on Wave 3 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). (1) In contrast, STD prevalence among white young adults exceeds the average of 6% only if they engage in certain high-risk behaviors. And in general, among young adults who fit a given behavioral risk profile, blacks are more likely than whites to have an STD.
Wave 3 Add Health interviews were conducted in 2001-2002, when participants were between 18 and 26 years of age. Respondents were questioned about their socioeconomic characteristics, sexual behavior and substance use, and were asked to provide saliva and urine samples to be tested for HIV and other STDs (chlamydia, gonorrhea and trichomoniasis),…
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