Ohio's Lack of Comprehensive Sex Education
Ohio, one of the states without comprehensive sex education in schools, has a higher teen birth rate than the national average.
The national birth rate for females 15-19 years old was 13.1 per 1,000 females, while Ohio's teen birth rate is 14.6 per 1,000 females in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- 61% of Ohio's chlamydia cases in 2023 were people between the ages of 15-24, according to the Ohio Department of Health.
- Ohio's syphilis rate (16.3 per 100,000) was higher than the national average (15.8 per 100,000) in 2023, according to the CDC.
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Author's summary: Ohio lacks sex education, leading to higher teen birth and syphilis rates.
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