Sexual Risk Behavior Differences Among Sexual Minority High School Students — United States, 2015 and 2017
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Early initiation of sexual activity is associated with having more sexual partners, not using condoms, sexually transmitted infection (STI), and pregnancy during adolescence (1,2). The majority of adolescents initiate sexual activity during high school, and the proportion of high school students who have ever had sexual intercourse increases by grade; black students are more likely to have ever...
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عنوان ژورنال: MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0149-2195,1545-861X
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6736a3