NEWS 7
SANTA ANA COLLEGE el Don/eldonnews.org • MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015
YOUTH AT GREATEST RISK FOR SEXUAL DISEASES
Adolescents and young adults are most likely to contract sexually transmitted diseases and infections, or become pregnant.
BY MEGHAN KLIEWER / el Don
Number of unintended pregnancies nationwide.
About two-thirds of women are at risk of pregnancy
in the U.S., despite using birth control.
1. BIRTH CONTROL PILL
2. CONDOMS
3. INTRAUTERINE DEVICE (IUD)
4. VASECTOMY
90
Percent of adolescents
who receive formal
education about STIs
and HIV.
50
Percent of U.S. students
who have not been taught
about condoms and birth
control methods.
Many believe getting STI