Thread by @statschang

1) A common misconception in Asian Twitter & Reddit spaces is that AMs & WFs have lower rates of STDs than AFs, implying AMs are more incel than AFs. However stats from @CDCgov indicate otherwise. A long thread. #STDawareness #asian #asianmalewhitefemale #whitemaleasianfemale

2) The claim that AMs and WFs have lower rates of STDs than AFs come from this study by Hahm et al: guttmacher.org/journals/psrh/…, which found that AAPI females report STDs four times more than AAPI males & about 50% more than WFs. #AAPI #STDawareness #STDfacts #Asiansgonewild

3) However, if you look at Hahm et al's method of measuring STD rates, it's just a question asking if a doctor or nurse told the participant they had certain STDs, including HPV, bacterial vaginosis and nongonococcal vaginitis. guttmacher.org/journals/psrh/… #STDawareness #AAPI

4) Hahm et al's method likely skews male STD rates lower & female STD rates higher for two reasons. More details in the following tweets. #STDawareness #SexualHealth
guttmacher.org/journals/psrh/…

5) 1, there are no approved HPV tests for men, so the incidence of doctors/nurses telling men that they have HPV is rare. Meanwhile for women, HPV checks are part of regular cervical screening. #HPV #HumanPapillomaVirus #HPVawareness #cervicalcancer #papsmear #mensrights

6) Most sexually active men and women will get HPV because it's so common, in most (NOT all) cases asymptomatic & goes away within 2 yrs. If either you or your sex partner has had more than 1 sex partner before within the last 2 yrs, you can be pretty confident you both have HPV.

7) 2, Hahm et al's method to measure STD rates include bacterial vaginosis & nongonococcal vaginitis. Doctors/nurses never tell cis men they have these because✨cis men don't have vaginas✨. Moreover,vaginal flora imbalance causes BV & it isn't necessarily sexually transmitted.

8) Now that I've pointed out Hahm et al's method of measuring STD rates is kinda dubious, let's remind ourselves of the common claim: AFs quirkily have STDs at higher rates than AMs and WFs. Uploaded screenshots again for reference. #STDawareness #sexualhealth #aapi #wmaf #amwf

9) Next, some key background info about @CDCSTD's STD Surveillance 2020:
-Many people with and HPV don't know it
-CDC's biennial STD Surveillance thoroughly examines chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis rates among different demographics. Other STDs aren't as closely studied.

10) Also, note that @CDCSTD's STD case definitions are more stringent than Hahm et al's STD case definition. Screenshots show examples. Refer to link for full list of @CDCSTD's case definitions.
cdc.gov/std/statistics… #STDawareness #SexualHealth

11) Now let's look at chlamydia(most common STD among the 3) rates among different demographics. Women of all races report chlamydia at higher rates than same-race men, including Asian. However, WFs report higher chlamydia rates than AFs overall & across all age groups except 65+

12) Ratio of F:M chlamydia rates among certain races are:
Asian: 101.5/72.0=1.4
Black: 1270.1/883.7=1.4
Hispanic/Latino: 427.1/198.0=2.2
Multi: 322.4/167.2=1.9
White: 241.7/113.2=2.1
Among these, Asians reported the lowest chlamydia rates & disparity between sexes, interesting...

13) @CDCSTD even laid it out in a graph showing rate ratios for the 15-24 age group. Hahm et al studied people aged 18-27, but @CDCSTD stats show that in the 15-19, 20-24 & 25-29 age groups, WFs had higher chlamydia rates than AFs. cdc.gov/std/statistics… #STDawareness #chlamydia

14) Next up, @CDCSTD's gonorrhea stats paint a completely different story to the claim that AFs get STDs at higher rates than AMs & WFs. Asians reported the lowest gonorrhea rates. Men of all races reported higher rates of gonorrhea than women of the same race, including Asians.

15) Overall AM report gonorrhea at 46.6/16.8 = 2.8 times the rate of AF. AMs report higher gonorrhea rates than AFs across all age groups except for 10-14 & 15-19. A non-zero AF gonorrhea rate at ages 10-14 might indicate higher vulnerability to child sexual abuse than AM in USA.

16) Additionally, WFs report higher gonorrhea rates than AFs across all age groups, including 0-4, 5-9 & 10-14. This might indicate WF are more vulnerable than AF to child sexual abuse in the US #STDawareness #gonorrhea #aapi #wmaf #amwf #sexualhealth #STDprevention #WomensHealth

17) @CDCSTD graphed reported gonorrhea rate ratios by sex and race, with whites as the reference point. AFs across the US report lower gonorrhea rates than AMs and XFs, which goes against the claim that AFs are more dangerous lays than XFs #STDawareness #menshealth #WomensHealth

18) Last STD here is syphilis. AFs report the lowest rate at 0.6. AM's syphilis rate is 8.9, which is almost 15 times AF's rate. AMs report higher syphilis rates than AFs across all age groups. Perhaps it's an indication that AMs are more sexually desirable than AFs? #syphilis

19) AFs quirkily report lower syphilis rates than WFs across all age groups except 65+. @CDCSTD graphed rate ratios by sex and race, which also shows AFs report the lowest syphilis rates among other racial and gender demographics across the US #syphilis #STDawareness #aznidentity

20) AFs also quirkily pass congenital syphilis to their babies at lower rates than XFs, including WFs. cdc.gov/std/statistics… #aapi #STDawareness #syphilis #congenitalsyphilis #syphilisawareness #aznidentity #childrenshealth #womenshealth #easternsunrising #goldentruth #asians

21)Links claiming AFs have higher STD rates than WFs & AMs as proof I'm not strawmanning
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21) To conclude, @CDCSTD data shows that AFs overall report lower chlamydia, syphilis & gonorrhea rates than XFs, including WFs, contrary to what ppl in the screenshots claim. AFs report higher chlamydia rates but lower syphilis and gonorrhea rates than AMs. #sexualhealth

22) Asians in the US report lower chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis rates than other races. So dear straight ladies, if you're looking for a disease-free sex partner, your best bet is an AM😉#amxf #amlf #amwf #ambf #asianman #interracialdating #asianmanwhitewoman #90DayFiance

Woops just realized I typed 21 twice. Anyway @threadreaderapp unroll