Patterns of age mixing and sexually transmitted infections
Patterns of age mixing and sexually transmitted infections
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DOI：
10.1258/095646206777323481
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发表时间：
2006-06-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Aral, S. O.
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作者：
Kraut-Becher, J. R.;Aral, S. O.
年龄混合是伴侣群体中性传播感染流行率的一个重要指标。我们使用1995年全国家庭成长调查（NSFG），一个全国代表性的样本生育年龄的美国妇女，以评估年龄混合的程度，并检查年龄混合和STI历史之间的关联。在我们的样本中，几乎一半（48%）的女性报告与年龄更大或更年轻的男性建立了伙伴关系。随着青少年之间年龄差距的扩大，诊断出性传播感染或接受性传播感染护理（检测或治疗）的可能性也在增加。20多岁、伴侣年轻得多的妇女报告说，她们比其他妇女更经常接受性传播感染护理。性传播感染诊断报告在伴侣年轻得多的老年妇女中比在同龄人中更常见。混合性传播感染的信息可能有助于筛选旨在降低性传播感染率、其后遗症和传播感染的举措和针对性干预措施。
Age mixing is an important indicator of sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevalence in partner pools. We use the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), a nationally representative sample of reproductive-age American women, to assess the extent of age mixing and to examine the association between age mixing and STI history. Almost half (48%) of the women in our sample report partnerships with much older or younger men. The likelihood of an STI diagnosis or receipt of STI care (test or treatment) increases as the age difference increases among adolescents. Women in their mid-to-late 20s with much younger partners report receipt of STI care more often than other women. Report of an STI diagnosis is more common among older women with much younger partners than among others of their age. Age-mixing information may be helpful for screening initiatives and targeting interventions aimed at decreasing STI rates, their sequelae, and STI transmission.