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Oklahoma is one of seven states which prohibits any positive depiction of homosexuality in schools. Its HIV prevention education must emphasize the danger of “homosexual or promiscuous” sexual behavior and must emphasize the failure rates of contraception.

Sex Education Policy

Oklahoma does not require sex education, but if it is taught, it must have the promotion of abstinence as a primary goal. Oklahoma does require HIV education. See the Oklahoma statutes governing sex education: 70-11-103.3 and 70-11-105.1

Health Outcomes

Oklahoma's AIDS rate is lower than the national average.  The state's STI rates are higher than average.

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
Oklahoma 76 60.1 5.5 118.5 43
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.

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