Family Socioeconomic Status and Self-Reported Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Black and White American Adolescents

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Newbern, Elizabeth Claire
Miller, William C.
Schoenbach, Victor J.
Kaufman, Jay S.

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2004

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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31

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9

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533-41

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2473

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Objective: The objective of this study was to assess associations between socioeconomic status (SES) and adolescent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) stratified by race and gender.

Study: In cross-sectional analyses of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Wave One (1995), unadjusted and adjusted associations between 4 family SES indicators and STD reports for black and white 7th through 12th graders were examined.

Results: Lower maternal education and nonprofessional maternal occupations were associated with higher STD reports in all groups except white females. Generally, STD reports were higher for adolescents not living in 2-parent homes, and lower income was only associated for black males.

Conclusion: Overall, SES is only a weak to moderate marker for adolescent STD risks. The relationship of SES and STDs varies by the SES measure used and differs across race-gender groups. Other individual factors such as risk behaviors or community factors such as income inequality could play a more critical role for adolescent STDs than family SES.

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Sexual Behavior, Contraceptive Use, and Reproductive Health
Population Movement, Diversity, Inequality

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Newbern, Elizabeth Claire; Miller, William C.; Schoenbach, Victor J.; & Kaufman, Jay S. (2004). Family Socioeconomic Status and Self-Reported Sexually Transmitted Diseases among Black and White American Adolescents. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 31(9), 533-41.