Of course with any health disparity those mostly affected are the disadvantaged and poor populations. Like any illness, poverty is an economic factor because it prevents people who are infected from seeking health care and prohibit those, who are not infected, from accessing preventable care and resources. A biological factor includes a person who is infected with an STD, but they lack symptoms. In some cases, symptoms may be expressed but are not severe and they can go unnoticed. This is can be a reason why someone who is infected may not seek treatment and spread the disease unknowingly.
Other social and behavioral factors associated with STD and adolescents is secrecy of sexuality and sexual networks (Healthy People 2020, 2014). Most adolescents can feel embarrassed about sharing their sexuality, with fear of being stigmatized or judged within their social and communal settings. This can also encourage adolescents to not seek medical attention or not be honest with sexual partners. Adolescents who start having sex at an early age are more likely to have more sexual partners. More partners put them at higher risk for STD’s and can potentially lead to engaging in sexual