Choice of sexual partner according to rate of partner change and social class of the partners

Models for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS, rely on sexual partner mixing patterns in the population. From data acquired through partner notification for infection with Chlamydia trachomatis among young people in Gothenburg, Sweden, it was possible to construct contact ma...

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Published in:	International journal of STD & AIDS Vol. 2; no. 6; p. 428
Main Authors:	Ramstedt, K, Giesecke, J, Forssman, L, Granath, F
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-11-1991
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Factors Chlamydia Infections - epidemiology Chlamydia Infections - psychology Chlamydia Infections - transmission Chlamydia trachomatis Choice Behavior Contact Tracing - statistics & numerical data Female Humans Male Models, Statistical Population Surveillance - methods Predictive Value of Tests Risk Factors Sexual Partners Sexually Transmitted Diseases - epidemiology Sexually Transmitted Diseases - psychology Sexually Transmitted Diseases - transmission Social Class Sweden - epidemiology Sweden
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Summary:	Models for the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS, rely on sexual partner mixing patterns in the population. From data acquired through partner notification for infection with Chlamydia trachomatis among young people in Gothenburg, Sweden, it was possible to construct contact matrices for the variables 'rate of partner change' and 'social class' of the partners in pair formations. These matrices show a restricted mixing between these two variables for young heterosexual women. Therefore random mixing models will probably overestimate rate of spread and possibly final size of an epidemic of a sexually transmitted disease.
ISSN:	0956-4624
DOI:	10.1177/095646249100200607