The Facts
A Special Issue of Transitions
Volume 15, No. 2, March 2003
This Transitions is
also available in [PDF] format.
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Pop Quiz
on Teens & Sex!
Among teens ages 15
to 19, what group had the steepest decline in
teen birth rates between 1991 and 2001?
a. Hispanic b. Caucasian c.
African American d. Asian American
The teen gonorrhea rate in the U.S. is _____ times higher than in
the Netherlands?
a. 74 b. 38 c. 2 d.
66
True/False: Black women and Latinas account for 79% of all reported
HIV infections among 13- to 19-year-old women.
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The answers to these questions and more
are contained in Advocates for Youth's new publication of fact sheets.
The information ranges from the most up-to-date data about teen pregnancy
rates and HIV infections to the impact of abstinence and contraception
on teen sexual health. Advocates for Youth hopes you will find these
fact sheets useful, informative, and challenging. Please feel free
to contact us for any additional
information or with any questions you might have.
Download the entire issue of Transitions in [PDF]
format or download each fact sheet individually:
- Adolescent Pregnancy and
Childbearing in the United States [html]
[pdf]
- The Sexual and Reproductive
Health of Youth: A Global Snapshot [html]
[pdf]
- Young People and HIV
[html] [pdf]
- Young Women of Color and
the HIV Epidemic [html]
[pdf]
- UPDATED! Youth and the Global HIV/AIDS
Pandemic [html]
[pdf]
- Adolescents—At Risk
for Sexually Transmitted Infections [html]
[pdf]
- Adolescent Sexual Health
in Europe and the U.S.—Why the Difference? [html]
[pdf]
- State-by-State Sexual Health
Rates and Rankings [html]
[pdf]
- Adolescent Protective Behaviors:
Abstinence and Contraceptive Use [html]
[pdf]
- Adolescents and Abortion
[html] [pdf]
- GLBTQ Youth [html]
[pdf]
- Adolescent Sexual Behavior.
I: Demographics [html]
[pdf]
- Adolescent Sexual Behavior.
II: Socio-Psychological Factors [html]
[pdf]
- Condom Effectiveness [html]
[pdf]
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Reader.
Transitions (ISSN 1097-1254) © 2003, is a quarterly publication
of Advocates for Youth—Helping young people make safe and responsible
decisions about sex. For permission to reprint, contact Transitions' editor
at 202.419.3420.
Editor: Sue Alford
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