Factors associated with multiple sex partners among junior high school students

Sexual behavioral correlates with HSV-2 seroprevalence among pregnant women in Nigeria

“…The increased STI risk is due, in part, to a biologic predisposition of the immature cervix to infection if exposed [32] and to the increased likelihood of engaging in riskier sexual behaviors among persons who initiate sexual intercourse at younger ages [31,34]. Although, early sexual exposure as found in this study was significantly associated with HSV-2 seroprevalence, the total number of years of exposure was not significantly associated.…”

The Relationship between Multiple Sexual Partners and Mental Health in Adolescent Females

“…Consistent with previous findings, blacks were more likely to have multiple sex partners than non-blacks [24][25][26]. They were also less likely to report depressive symptoms.…”

Risk-taking behaviour is more frequent in teenage girls with multiple sexual partners

“…The choice of this cut-off point was based on the variable distribution in the present material and on international research data. The cut-off points used in international literature have varied from three partners in one's lifetime [9] or during the past 12 months [4] to four or more partners during one's lifetime [17]. The appropriate criterion also greatly depends on the cultural context.…”

“…The participants were asked to complete the questionnaire at the end of a visit and return it to a locked mailbox in the waiting room. The structured questionnaire was based in part on earlier Finnish studies [16] concerning adolescent sexual health and incremented with questions targeting factors associated with risk-taking sexual behaviour [4Á6, 8,9]. Altogether, the questionnaire comprised nine pages and 45 questions, each with 4Á10 response alternatives.…”