Research Article
Sexually Transmitted Disease Partner Notification among African-American, Adolescent Women
Table 1
Baseline demographic, reproductive history and behavioral characteristics, overall and by sexually transmitted infection status at baseline.
| | | Overall | STI-negativea | STI-positivea | | | Characteristic | ( = 350) | ( = 255) | ( = 93) | valueb | | | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | Number | (%) | |
| | Age | | | | | | | | | 14–16 | 122 | (34.9) | 82 | (32.2) | 40 | (43.0) | 0.06 | | 17–19 | 228 | (65.1) | 173 | (67.8) | 53 | (57.0) | | | Any health insurance | | | | | | | | | No or do not know | 134 | (38.3) | 97 | (38.0) | 35 | (37.6) | 0.95 | | Yes | 216 | (61.7) | 158 | (62.0) | 58 | (62.4) | | | Ever seen in clinic | | | | | | | | | No | 119 | (34.0) | 74 | (29.0) | 44 | (47.3) | <0.01 | | Yes | 231 | (66.0) | 181 | (71.0) | 49 | (52.7) | | | Reason for clinic visit | | | | | | | | | Pregnancy test | 130 | (37.1) | 87 | (34.1) | 41 | (44.1) | 0.09 | | Birth control | 183 | (52.3) | 138 | (54.1) | 45 | (48.4) | 0.34 | | STI testing | 149 | (42.6) | 104 | (40.8) | 45 | (48.4) | 0.20 | | Think might have an STI | | | | | | | | | No | 255 | (72.9) | 198 | (77.7) | 55 | (59.1) | <0.01 | | Yes or maybe | 95 | (27.1) | 57 | (22.4) | 38 | (40.9) | | | Ever told had an STI | | | | | | | | | No | 197 | (56.3) | 149 | (58.4) | 46 | (49.5) | 0.14 | | Yes | 153 | (43.7) | 106 | (41.6) | 47 | (50.5) | | | Ever pregnant | | | | | | | | | No | 258 | (73.7) | 188 | (73.7) | 68 | (73.1) | 0.91 | | Yes | 92 | (26.3) | 67 | (26.3) | 25 | (26.9) | | | Age at first sex | | | | | | | | | <15 | 150 | (42.9) | 106 | (41.6) | 44 | (47.3) | 0.34 | | ≥15 | 200 | (57.1) | 149 | (58.4) | 49 | (52.7) | | | Lifetime sex partners | | | | | | | | | 1–3 | 189 | (54.0) | 140 | (54.9) | 47 | (50.5) | 0.47 | | 4–7 | 161 | (46.0) | 115 | (45.1) | 46 | (49.5) | | | Description of most recent partner | | | | | | | | | Serious boyfriend | 176 | (50.3) | 131 | (51.4) | 43 | (46.2) | 0.17 | | On and off boyfriend | 49 | (14) | 31 | (12.2) | 18 | (19.4) | | | Friend | 30 | (11.4) | 19 | (7.5) | 11 | (11.8) | | | No one special | 8 | (3.0) | 5 | (2.0) | 3 | (3.2) | | | Other/missing | 87 | (24.9) | 69 | (27.1) | 18 | (19.4) | | | Agreed to monogamy with most recent sex partner | | | | | | | | | No | 58 | (16.7) | 41 | (16.1) | 17 | (18.5) | 0.61 | | Yes | 290 | (83.3) | 213 | (83.9) | 75 | (81.5) | |
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STI = sexually transmitted infection.
aMissing STI diagnosis, = 2.
bFrom chi-squared test of difference by STI status.
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