Teen Pregnancy Prevention and United States Students

What is the problem?
  The 2011 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates that among U.S. high school students:

For Sexual Risk Behaviors 
  47% ever had sexual intercourse.  
  6% had sexual intercourse for the first time before age 13 years. 
  15% had sexual intercourse with four or more persons during their life.  
  34% had sexual intercourse with at least one person during the 3 months before the survey. 
  40% did not use a condom during last sexual intercourse among students who were currently sexually active. 
  77% 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.

For Alcohol and Other Drug Use  
  22% drank alcohol or used drugs before last sexual intercourse among students who were currently sexually active.

What are the solutions?
  Better health education
  More comprehensive health services

What is the status?
  The School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006 indicates that among U.S. high schools:

In Health Education
  69% required students to receive instruction on health topics as part of a specific course.
  28% taught 11 key pregnancy, HIV, or other STD prevention topics in a required health education course. 
  87% taught abstinence as the most effective method to avoid pregnancy, HIV, and other STDs in a required health education course. 
  76% taught risks associated with teen pregnancy in a required health education course. 
  58% taught methods of contraception in a required health education course. 
  65% taught how to find valid information or services related to pregnancy or pregnancy prevention in a required health education course. 
  38% taught how to correctly use a condom in a required health education. 

In Health Services 
  56% provided pregnancy prevention services at school in one-on-one or small-group sessions. 
  5% made condoms available at school.
  
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