What unique factor causes adolescent girls to have a high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)?

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Partly, perhaps, because of risk-taking behavior (unprotected intercourse or selection of high-risk partners), many adolescents have an increased risk for STI exposure and infection. The unique factor for adolescent women is that they have a physiologically increased susceptibility to infection because of the position of susceptible cells on the surface of the cervix. The remaining options are not considered legitimate risk factors for STIs.

What Unique Factor Causes Adolescent Girls to Have a High