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Publication series :Public Health in the 21st Century
Author: Elizabeth A. Thomas
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Publication year: 2013
E-ISBN: 9781628085716
Subject: C8 Statistics
Keyword: Public Health
Language: ENG
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Description
This book presents national estimates from the National Center for Health Statistics on sexual behavior, sexual attraction, and sexual identity in the United States; prevalence and timing of oral sex with opposite-sex partners among females and males aged 15-24 years; contraceptive methods women have used in the United States from 1982-2010; current contraceptive use in the United States (2006-2010); and use of emergency contraception among women aged 15-44. These behaviors and characteristics are relevant to birth and pregnancy rates, as well as to the incidence of sexually transmitted infections.