Sexual behavior in the United States, 1930-1990: trends and methodological problems
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US women born in the 1960s may be more likely to have sex at younger ages, have more sexual partners, and have same-sex relationships compared to their counterparts born in the early 1900s. Researchers analyzed sex surveys of US adults performed between 1930 and 1990 to chart changing patterns of sexual behavior. Fewer than 10% of women born before 1910 had sex before age 18 which increased to more than 50% of women born between 1968 and 1973. Approximately 16% more men and women born in the 1960s have had at least five heterosexual partners after age 18 compared to their counterparts born before 1930. Among men born in the 1930s through the 1960s, the percentage who have had homosexual sex has not fluctuated significantly. In contrast, women born in the 1960s were more than four times as likely to have homosexual sex as their counterparts born before or during the 1930s.
Publication Name: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0148-5717
Year: 1995
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Screening of sex workers in Turkey for Chlamydia trachomatis
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There appears to be an urgent need for safe sex education for sex workers in Turkey. Tests to detect Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection were performed on 158 registered sex workers and 90 unregistered sex workers. The overall rate of infection was 12.9% and was strongly linked to never using condoms. There was not a significant difference in infection between the legal and illegal workers, though illegal workers were less likely to use condoms. When women who had recently used antibiotics were excluded from the analysis, the overall CT infection rate rose to 36.9%.
Publication Name: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0148-5717
Year: 1997
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