Selected behaviors that increase risk for HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended pregnancy among high school students--United States, 1991.
Since the 1970s, sexual activity has increased among adolescents in the United States (1); at the same time, rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) (1), unintended pregnancy (2), and--beginning in the 1980s--human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (3,4) also have increased among adolescents. This report presents 1991 self-reported data from students in grades 9-12 about behaviors that can result in HIV infection, other STDs, or unintended pregnancy.
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D003075:Coitus; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011275:Pregnancy, Unwanted; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014481:United States