title: Women with multiple sexual partners: united states, 1988.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of STD/HIV Prevention, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Ga 30333.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Seidman
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Mosher
authors.forename: S O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Aral
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D003625:Data Collection; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D017533:Marital Status; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D044469:Racial Groups; D012067:Religion; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology