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Studies from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describe new findings in obstetrics

Published in Women's Health Weekly, January 21st, 2010

In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To understand whether and how recency of sexual activity is associated with Pap testing rates among young women. We analyzed data on self-reported receipt of Pap testing and initiation of sexual activity among young women and girls aged 15 to 24 years using the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth, an in-person, population-based survey of reproductive-aged men and women in the United States."

"The primary outcome was receiving a Pap test and its relationship to initiation of sexual activity. A multivariable model was used to predict the probability of having had a Pap test in the...

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