Ohio lacks comprehensive sex education in schools; has higher teen birth rate and syphilis rate

Ohio Lacks Comprehensive Sex Education in Schools; Has Higher Teen Birth and Syphilis Rates

Ohio, one of a handful of states without comprehensive sex education taught 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 and Ohio’s teen birth rate is 14.6 per 1,000 females in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease […]

Ohio lacks comprehensive sex education in schools; has higher teen birth rate and syphilis rate

Stock image from Pixabay.Ohio, one of a handful of states without comprehensive sex education taught 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 and Ohio’s teen birth rate is 14.6 per 1,000 females in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. SUBSCRIBE More than half (61%) of Ohio’s chlamyd…