This statistic displays the percentage of sexually experienced young Americans who received a STD (sexually-transmitted disease) treatment in 2013-2015. Between 2013 and 2015, 5.6 percent of young persons between the ages of 20-22 received a treatment for a STD, while 8 percent of those aged 23-25 received a treatment.
Percentage of sexually experienced young Americans who received an STD treatment in 2013-2015*
* STD = sexually-transmitted disease.
Sexually experienced was defined as those who have ever had vaginal
intercourse, oral sex, or anal sex, with an opposite-sex or same-sex partner in
their lifetime.
Original question: "In the past 12 months, have you been treated or received medication from a doctor or other medical care provider for a sexually transmitted disease like gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, or syphilis?"
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CDC. (March 10, 2017). Percentage of sexually experienced young Americans who received an STD treatment in 2013-2015* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/688680/percentage-of-young-americans-that-received-an-std-treatment/
CDC. "Percentage of sexually experienced young Americans who received an STD treatment in 2013-2015*." Chart. March 10, 2017. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688680/percentage-of-young-americans-that-received-an-std-treatment/
CDC. (2017). Percentage of sexually experienced young Americans who received an STD treatment in 2013-2015*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688680/percentage-of-young-americans-that-received-an-std-treatment/
CDC. "Percentage of Sexually Experienced Young Americans Who Received An Std Treatment in 2013-2015*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688680/percentage-of-young-americans-that-received-an-std-treatment/
CDC, Percentage of sexually experienced young Americans who received an STD treatment in 2013-2015* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688680/percentage-of-young-americans-that-received-an-std-treatment/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of sexually experienced young Americans who received an STD treatment in 2013-2015* [Graph], CDC, March 10, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/688680/percentage-of-young-americans-that-received-an-std-treatment/
