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Males aged 15 to 19 years who reported having had formal instructions before turning age 18 years about sexually transmitted disease

Denominator

Number of males aged 15 to 19 years

Methodology

From the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth:

[NUMERATOR:]

Before you were 18/Have you ever had any formal instruction at school, church, a community center or some other place about sexually transmitted diseases?

  1. Yes
  2. No

Males are considered to have received formal instruction on STDs before turning age 18 years if they responded yes to the following question. Formal instruction is defined as having received formal instruction at school, church, a community center, or some other place; and informal instruction is defined as having talked to a parent or guardian about reproductive health topics.

References

Klein, R.J.; Proctor, S.E.; Boudreault, M.A.; Turczyn, K.M. Healthy People 2010 Criteria for Data Suppression. Statistical Notes No. 24. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2002