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An Opportunity We Should Not Be Missing

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152:725-726.

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MANY TEENAGERS in the United States are sexually active. Overall, 53% of a nationally representative sample of high school students participating in the 1995 biennial Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) survey reported a history of sexual intercourse.¹ Review of results by grade level shows that among students in grade 9, 37% reported having had sex at least once and 24% reported having had sex within the 3 months preceding the survey. Among students in grade 12, 66% reported having had sex at least once and 50% reported having had sex within the 3 months preceding the survey. Among those currently sexually active, use of condoms or oral contraceptives was low; at last intercourse, 54% reported use of condoms and 17% reported use of birth control pills. Given this information, it should not be surprising that many teenagers have personal experiences with pregnancy. Four percent of students in grade 9 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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