|
Utah prohibits “the advocacy of homosexuality; the advocacy or encouragement of the use of contraceptive methods or devices; or the advocacy of sexual activity outside of marriage” in sex education curricula.
Sex Education Policy
Utah requires its students receive abstinence-only programs which closely track with the 8-point federal definition of abstinence-only education. See the statutes governing sex education: Utah State Code 53A-13-101 and Utah Administrative Rule R277-474
Health Outcomes
Utah has among the lowest AIDS, STI, and teen pregnancy rates in the nation.
Sexual Health Stats at a Glance
|
Teen Pregnancy Rate* |
Teen Birth Rate* |
Annual rate of AIDS Diagnoses (per 100,000 people) |
STI Rate+ |
% of high school students who did not use a condom at last sex |
| Utah |
47 |
30.7 |
2.6 |
11.1 |
Not reported |
| National |
70 |
39.1 |
11.2 |
100.8 |
39 |
*Per 1000 young women ages 15-19
+Because of concern over recent changes in Chlamydia reporting and relative low incidence of syphilis, we used the state's gonorrhea rate as a stand-in for sexually transmitted infection rates.
|
