Perceived Risk for Sexually Transmitted Diseases (ICPSR 35944)

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Jonathan M. Ellen, Johns Hopkins University

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Summary View help for Summary

This project uses a sample of 200 15-19 year old female patients attending either a general adolescent medicine clinic or an STD (sexually transmitted diseases) clinic in Baltimore, Maryland and follows them for 27 months. This study collects data to assess relationship characteristics, perceived partner concurrency, PRSTD (perceived risk for STDs), and sexual behaviors through daily electronic diaries and interviews every four months using PDAs (personal digital assistants).

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United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (5R01HD058309)

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adolescents African Americans risk sexual behavior sexually transmitted disease

Geographic Coverage View help for Geographic Coverage

United States

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Data Collection Notes View help for Data Collection Notes

NICHD funded the PRIMARY DATA COLLECTION of this project.
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