Associations between number of lifetime partners and other health behaviors

Objective: To examine associations between health behaviors and lifetime se xual partners among college students. Methods: Data from the 1995 National College Health Risk Behavior Survey were analyzed. Results: After adjusting for age, sex, and race, having 2 or more lifetime sexual partners was asso ciated with infrequently using seat belts, driving after drinking, having a physical fight, considering suicide, and using chewing tobacco and marijua na. Significant sex interactions occurred with cigarette smoking and fruit and vegetable consumption, and significant age interactions occurred with b inge drinking. Conclusions: Having multiple lifetime sexual partners (great er than or equal to2) was associated with several negative health behaviors .