Sexual Behavior of College Women in 1975, 1986, and 1989
- 22 March 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 322 (12), 821-825
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199003223221206
Abstract
To compare sexual practices in college women before and after the start of the current epidemics of Chlamydia trachomatis, genital herpesvirus, and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection, we surveyed 486 college women who consulted gynecologists at a student health service in 1975,161 in 1986, and 132 in 1989 at the same university. There were no statistically significant differences in age, age at menarche, or reason for visiting the gynecologist. The percentages of women in this population who were sexually experienced were the same in all three years (88 percent in 1975, 87 percent in 1986, and 87 percent in 1989).Keywords
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