Background Adolescents and young adults account for about half of the annual diagnoses of
sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the United States. Screening and treatment for STIs,
as well as prevention, are needed in health-care settings to help offset the costs of untreated
STIs. Objective Our aim was to evaluate the prevalence and correlates of self-reported STI
history among adolescents presenting to an emergency department (ED). Methods Over two
and a half years, 4389 youth (aged 14–20 years) presenting to the ED completed screening …