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SUBMITTER: Thomas TL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4182167 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Thomas Tami L TL Yarandi Hossein N HN Dalmida Safiya George SG Frados Andrew A Klienert Kathleen K
Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society 20140401 1
<h4>Purpose</h4>The authors examined population-specific risk factors that increase emerging adults' risk of acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including the human papillomavirus (HPV).<h4>Design and method</h4>A cross-sectional sample of 335 diverse, emerging adults ages 18 to 24 years was recruited from a health center at a large university in the Southeastern United States. The mean age was 20.6 ± 1.9 years, majority were females (74.0%), and 61.0% were Hispanic.<h4>Results</h4 ...[more]