Characteristic Sexually Active (N=146)
% (N) or Mean (SD, Range)
Not Sexually Active (N=83)
% (N) or Mean (SD, Range)
Female Gender 74% (108) 65% (54)
African American Race  93% (136) 90% (75)
Age    
11-14 12% (17) 51% (42)*
15-16 30% (44) 33% (27)*
17+ 56% (86) 17% (14)*
Lifetime Sex Partners 5.0 (S.D. 5.51, Range: 1-28) 0.17 (S.D. 1.03, Range: 0-9)*
History of prior STD diagnosis 32% (47) 2% (2)*
Intend to be tested in 6 months 79% (111) 32% (27)*
Tested prior for HIV 73% (106) 17% (14)*
*Significant differences observed between sexually active and sexually inactive adolescents at a <0.05 level in chi-square or ANOVA analysis.
Table 1: Select Characteristics of the Sample.
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