HIV, Other STD, and Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Arkansas Students 
 
What is the problem? 
  The 2011 Arkansas Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates that among high school students: 
 
For Sexual Risk Behaviors 
  50% ever had sexual intercourse.  
  8% had sexual intercourse for the first time before age 13 years.  
  19% had sexual intercourse with four or more persons during their life.  
  38% had sexual intercourse with at least one person during the 3 months before the survey. 
  45% did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse among students who were currently sexually active. 
  72% did not use birth control pills or Depo-Provera (or any injectable birth control), Nuva Ring (or any birth control ring), implanon (or any implant), or any IUD before last sexual intercourse among students who were currently sexually active. 
  17% were never taught in school about AIDS or HIV infection. 
 
For Alcohol and Other Drug Use 
  19% drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse among students who were currently sexually active. 
  3% used a needle to inject any illegal drug into their body one or more times during their life. 
 
What are the solutions? 
  Better health education 
  More comprehensive health services 
  More supportive policies 
  More family involvement 
 
What is the status? 
  The 2010 Arkansas School Health Profiles indicates that among high schools: 
 
In Health Education 
  42% required students to take 2 or more health education courses. 
  79% had a health education curriculum that addresses all 8 national standards for health education. 
  80% taught 8 key pregnancy, HIV, or other STD prevention topics in a required course. 
  43% taught 4 key topics related to condom use in a required course. 
  88% taught how to access valid and reliable health information, products, or services related to HIV, other STDs, and pregnancy in a required course. 
  31% had a lead health education teacher who received professional development during the 2 years before the survey on HIV prevention. 
  30% had a lead health education teacher who received professional development during the 2 years before the survey on pregnancy prevention. 
 
In Health Services 
  67% had a full-time registered nurse who provides health services to students at school.  
 
In Supportive Policies 
  20% had a gay/straight alliance or similar club.  
  8% provided curricula or supplementary materials and engaged in 5 practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, or questioning (LGBTQ) youth. 
 
In Family Involvement 
  45% provided parents and families health information to increase parent and family knowledge of HIV prevention, STD prevention, or teen pregnancy prevention. 
 
Where can I get more information?   
Visit www.cdc.gov/yrbss or call 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636). 
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention 
Division of Adolescent and School Health