Sexual-risk and STI-testing behaviors of a national sample of non-students, two-year, and four-year college students

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• Alternative Title:
  J Am Coll Health
• Personal Author:
  Renfro, Kaytlin J. ; Haderxhanaj, Laura ; Coor, Alexandra ; Eastman-Mueller, Heather ; Oswalt, Sara ; Kachur, Rachel ; Habel, Melissa A. ; Becasen, Jeffrey S. ; Dittus, Patricia J.
• Description:
  Objective:
  
  To determine whether sexual-risk and STI-testing behaviors differ by college student status.
  
  Participants:
  
  Sexually experienced 17- to 25-year-olds from a 2013 nationally representative panel survey that evaluated the “Get Yourself Tested” campaign. Non-students (n = 628), 2-yr (n = 319), and 4-yr college students (n = 587) were surveyed.
  
  Methods:
  
  Bivariate analyses and multiple logistic regression were used.
  
  Results:
  
  Students were less likely than non-students to have had an early sexual debut and to have not used condoms in their most recent relationship. 4-yr students were less likely than non-students to have had multiple sexual partners. 2-yr students were less likely than non-students to have not used contraception in their most recent relationship.
  
  Conclusions:
  
  2-yr and 4-yr college students were less likely than non-students to engage in sexual-risk behaviors. Given potentially greater risk for STI acquisition among non-students, identification and implementation of strategies to increase sexual health education and services among this population is needed.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Condoms Humans Sexual Behavior Sexually Transmitted Diseases Students Universities
• Source:
  J Am Coll Health. 70(2):544-551
• Pubmed ID:
  32407180
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10477969
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  70
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:449604cff4e9b7f36e10b6e8c068a3bb9407be05315b06633f62f69e865eaedc
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/132822/cdc_132822_DS1.pdf
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