TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 233. Sexually Transmitted Infections A1 - Hwang, Loris Y. A1 - Moscicki, Anna-Barbara A1 - Shafer, Mary-Ann A2 - Rudolph, Colin D. A2 - Rudolph, Abraham M. A2 - Lister, George E. A2 - First, Lewis R. A2 - Gershon, Anne A. Y1 - 2011 N1 - T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e AB - Currently, substantial numbers of adolescents engage in sexual intercourse: 34% have experienced their sexual debut by ninth grade and 63% by 12th grade.1 Although these rates have slowly decreased from 15 years ago the adolescent age group continues to be at the highest risk for STIs. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/03 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7022508 ER -