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Trends in Sexual Risk Behaviors Among High School Students - United States, 1991-2001
This report summarizes the results of the analysis of six national Youth Risk Behavior surveys (YRBS), which indicate that, during 1991-2001, the percentage of U.S. high school students who ever had sexual intercourse and the percentage who had multiple sex partners decreased. Among students who are currently sexually active, the prevalence of condom use increased, although it has leveled off since 1999. However, the percentage of these students who used alcohol or drugs before last sexual intercourse increased. During 1991-2001, the prevalence of sexual experience decreased 16% among high school students. Logistic regression analysis indicated a significant linear decrease overall and among female, male, 10th-grade, 11th-grade, 12th-grade, black, and white students. During 1991-2001, the prevalence of multiple sex partners decreased 24%. Prevalence of multiple sex partners did not show a significant linear decrease among female, 9th-grade, 10th-grade, or Hispanic students. YRBS, a component of CDC's Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, measures the self-reported prevalence of health risk behaviors among adolescents through representative national, state, and local surveys.

Press Release - http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r020927.htm
Text version - http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5138a2.htm
PDF version (p. 856) - http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5138.pdf

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