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Table 2 Population characteristics of included studies and sexually transmitted infection history (n = 7)

From: A systematic review of the association between history of sexually transmitted infections and subsequent condom use in adolescents

Study (na)

Ethnicity or race reporting

Ethnicity or race- %

Socioeconomic grouping

Socieconomic groups—% or mean (SDb)

Women (%)c

Sexually active participants (%)

Analysis limited to sexually active participants

Participants with STI history (%)d

Walsh et al. 2014 (n = 296) [85]

Race

White – 71.0

Socioeconomic scale

Mean family socioeconomic status (range 1–10): 6.3 (1.6)

100.0

100.0

Yes

3.0

Black – 13.0

Asian – 8.0

Other – 7.0

Kottke et al. 2015 (n = 350) [84]

Origin

African-American – 100.0

Education

Mother completed high school or GEDb – 68.2

100.0

100.0

Yes

43.7

Wallace et al. 2015 (n = 289) [36]

Race

Black non-Hispanic – 61.0

None

-

54.0

100.0

Yes

28.0

White non-Hispanic – 26.0

Other/Multi-race – 8.0

Hispanic – 7.0

Clarke et al. 2016 (n = 350) [33]

Origin

African-American – 100.0

Insurance

Insured (17–19 years-old) – 46.3

100.0

100.0

Yes

43.7

Insured (14–16 years-old) – 28.9

Uninsured (17–19 years old) – 18.3

Uninsured (14–16 years old) – 6.0

Chambliss et al. 2021 (n = 573) [81]

Origin

African-American – 100.0

None

-

0.0

100.0

Yes

NRb

Ebuenyi et al. 2021 (n = 400) [82]

Origin

Nigerian – 100.0

Education

Undergraduate – 81.0

59.3

78.0

No

18.0

Postgraduate – 19.0

Kawuki et al. 2022 (n = 539) [83]

Origin

East Rwandan – 31.9

Education

Primary – 63.4

100.0

100.0

Yes

2.6

South Rwandan – 21.3

Secondary – 33.0

West Rwandan – 18.6

No education – 3.8

North Rwandan or Kigali – 28.0

Tertiary – 0.7

  1. an = number of youths included in analysis of interest
  2. bSD Standard deviation, GED General education development, NR Not reported
  3. cAll papers included in this review reported results only for two genders (women and men) 
  4. dNo studies differentiated between any type of STI (including incurable STI)