Sexual and reproductive health of persons aged 10-24 years - United States, 2002-2007.
2009; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 58; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
Autores
Lorrie Gavin, Andrea P. MacKay, Kathryn Brown, Sara Harrier, Stephanie J. Ventura, Laura Kann, María Cristina Rangel, Stuart M. Berman, Patricia Dittus, Nicole Liddon, Lauri E. Markowitz, Maya Sternberg, Hillard Weinstock, Corinne David‐Ferdon, George W. Ryan,
Tópico(s)Reproductive tract infections research
ResumoThis report presents data for 2002-2007 concerning the sexual and reproductive health of persons aged 10-24 years in the United States. Data were compiled from the National Vital Statistics System and multiple surveys and surveillance systems that monitor sexual and reproductive health outcomes into a single reference report that makes this information more easily accessible to policy makers, researchers, and program providers who are working to improve the reproductive health of young persons in the United States. The report addresses three primary topics: 1) current levels of risk behavior and health outcomes; 2) disparities by sex, age, race/ethnicity, and geographic residence; and 3) trends over time. The data presented in this report indicate that many young persons in the United States engage in sexual risk behavior and experience negative reproductive health outcomes. In 2004, approximately 745,000 pregnancies occurred among U.S. females aged 20 years, gonorrhea infection rates among adolescents and young adults have leveled off or had modest fluctuations (e.g., rates among males aged 15-19 years ranged from 285.7 cases per 100,000 population in 2002 to 250.2 cases per 100,000 population in 2004 and then increased to 275.4 cases per 100,000 population in 2006), and rates for syphilis have been increasing (e.g., rates among females aged 15-19 years increased from 1.5 cases per 100,000 population in 2004 to 2.2 cases per 100,000 population in 2006) after a significant decrease during 1997-2005.
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