The Association of Early Substance Use with Lifetime/Past Year Contraction of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A National Study Academic Article

abstract

• 2015, Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. The study purpose is to examine the impact of early substance use on lifetime and past year contraction of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and syphilis. A secondary analysis of the 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (N = 52,529) was conducted to determine if lifetime or past year STD contraction differed based on demographic differences. Lifetime and past year contraction based on first use of substance before age 21 differed based on sex, race/ethnicity, age, alcohol, marijuana, crack, and sedatives. Recommendations for future studies are included.

authors

• Fehr, Sara

published proceedings

• American Journal of Sexuality Education

altmetric score

• 1

author list (cited authors)

• Merianos, A. L., Rosen, B. L., King, K. A., Vidourek, R. A., & Fehr, S. K.

citation count

• 1

complete list of authors

• Merianos, Ashley L||Rosen, Brittany L||King, Keith A||Vidourek, Rebecca A||Fehr, Sara K

publication date

• January 2015

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• American Journal of Sexuality Education  Journal

keywords

• Drug Abuse (nida Only)
• Infectious Diseases
• Pediatric
• Pediatric Research Initiative
• Sexually Transmitted Infections
• Substance Abuse

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/15546128.2015.1025936

start page

• 158

end page

• 176

volume

• 10

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15546128.2015.1025936

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being