Which of the following groups is especially at risk for sexually trans

Which of the following groups is especially at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)?

a. Recently divorced adults
b. Single young women between 19 and 24 years of age
c. Teenaged girls
d. Young males between the ages of 15 and 19 years

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ANS: C
Teenaged girls in particular may be more susceptible to STDs because they have fewer protective antibodies to STDs and a cervix that is biologically immature. Of the estimated 20 million cases of STDs occurring each year in the United States, almost half of them are in persons aged 15 to 24 years. Women are at higher risk for contracting STDs than men because they have anatomical differences that enhance transmission of disease and make diagnosis difficult. The population of recently divorced adults does not address the increased incidence seen among females and the young adult/adolescent population.