title: [Sexuality and STD infections among teenage girls. "Unprotected sex" is common in spite of sufficient knowledge about the risks].
abstract: A 2-year prospective study of sexual behaviour transmitted diseases (STDs) in 98 healthy 16-year-old schoolgirls showed human papillomavirus (HPV) infections to have spread rapidly among sexually active girls, whereas none of the virgins manifested HPV DNA in the cervix or anti-HPV 16 or anti-HPV33 antibodies in serum. A high level of knowledge of STDs and their prevention failed to induce appropriate behaviour among the sexually active.
authors.affiliation: Gynmottagningen, Vårdcentralen Gripen, Karlstad.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andersson-Ellström
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dillner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hagmar
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Milsom
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors; D012736:Sex Education; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D015229:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Sexualitet och STD-infektioner bland tonårsflickor. "Osäkert sex" vanligt trots goda kunskaper.