Accidents & Violence, Author Interviews, CDC, Education, Sexual Health / 27.08.2016
Sexual Assaults More Common Against Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual High School Students
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Laura Kann, Ph.D.
Chief of the School-Based Surveillance Branch
Division of Adolescent and School Health
CDC
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: CDC has been using the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) to collect data on the sexual identity of high school students at the state and local levels and on the prevalence of health risk behaviors among gay, lesbian, and bisexual students for many years. Starting with the 2015 YRBS cycle, we had enough support to add questions to the national YRBS to provide the first ever nationally representative look at health risk behaviors among these students.
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