OBJECTIVE: To compare rates of @entity2953 ( @entity2953 ) in young @entity1 who were sexually abused, sexually precocious, and engaged in high-risk behaviors with the rates of @entity2953 in young @entity1 who had none of these experiences. DESIGN: In this descriptive, comparative study, purposive, nonrandom sampling was used to obtain representation of @entity1 in four ethnic groups. @entity1 completed a questionnaire on their sexual history and high-risk behaviors, @entity458 and age of occurrence, and health issues, including @entity2953 . Chi-square analyses were used to explore differences in these risk factors for @entity2953 . SETTING: Data were collected at 44 urban and rural sites, including health clinics, private care providers, academic institutions, and Indian reservations. @entity1 : A convenience sample of 1,994 @entity1 ages 18-22 years and representing four ethnic groups. RESULTS: Sexually abused, precocious @entity1 who also engaged in high-risk sexual behaviors were the most likely to have had an STD: The sequence of these events was not significant. High-risk sexual behaviors appeared to be a greater risk factor for @entity2953 than @entity458 or precocity. CONCLUSIONS: Young @entity1 who engage in high-risk sexual behaviors, such as sex on a first date or with a stranger, are at great risk for acquiring @entity2953 . Nurses must be advocates for sex education in high schools to inform teenagers about the dangers of high-risk behaviors and @entity2953 , and to explain ways to handle sexual coercion and possible rape.

@entity458 , sex before age 16, and high-risk behaviors of young females with XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Women', 'PARTICIPANTS'] @entity2953 :: ('MESH:D012749', 'Disease') :: ['STDs', 'sexually transmitted diseases'] @entity458 :: ('MESH:D020018', 'Disease') :: ['sexual abuse']
@entity2953 :: (MESH:D012749,Disease) :: ['sexually transmitted diseases']
