To identify factors that influence condom use and the risk of acquiring sex
ually transmitted diseases (STDs) among African American college women, the
authors surveyed a sample of 123 sexually experienced undergraduate women
at a state university. The college women who were older, had initiated sex
earlier, or had more recent sexual partners were more Likely than others in
the study to report a history of an STD. The findings have implications fo
r prevention and intervention programs for African American college women.