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In South Carolina, a teen gets pregnant every 55 minutes.
South Carolina has the 11th highest teen birth rate in the nation among 15-19 year old females.
There were over 10,000 new cases of HIV, gonorrhea, and Chlamydia in people under the age of 20 in South Carolina alone.
In South Carolina, more than half of high school students say that they have had sex.
By graduation, the number of students who have had sex increases to 3 out of every 4.
SC Taxpayers spend $22,000 per year for each baby born to a teen mother.
In South Carolina, nearly 10,000 teens become pregnant each year.
SC taxpayers spent $51 million to support families with children born to teen mothers from 1995-2000.
Citation: Teen Pregnancy in South Carolina, South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy 2006 Fact Sheet

81% of South Carolina registered voters believe that comprehensive sexuality education which "emphasizes abstinence, but also teaches youth about the benefits and importance of using contraception should be taught in SC public schools".
Citation: South Carolina Speaks 2004, South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

Teens in the very rural areas are 33% more likely to give birth than are teens in urban areas.
Citation: South Carolina Rural Health Report, Office of Research and Statistics, South Carolina State Budget and Control Board.

South Carolina ranks #3 nationally in cases of gonorrhea, #5 for Chlamydia, 312 for syphilis, and #10 for AIDS case rates.
Every year 1 in 4 sexually experienced teens acquire an STI, but less than 1 in 3 of those teens have been tested for HIV.
19% of South Carolina's sexually active adolescents have had four or more sex partners. Citation: South Carolina Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy, HIV/STI and Adolescents 2006 Update: HIV/AID and Sexually Transmitted Infections

In 2006, the FDA approved a vaccine for Human Papillomavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately 20 million American men and women have genital HPV and that at least 50% of sexually active people will get genital HPV during their lifetime.
Citation: Merck Drugs, Tell-Someone Campaign.

High school girls reporting experiences of violence from dating partners were found to be approximately 4 to 6 times more likely than other non-abused peers to have ever been pregnant.
In a study of 724 adolescent mothers between the ages of 12-18, one of every eight pregnant adolescents reported having been physically assaulted by the father of her baby during the preceding twelve months. Of these, 40% also reported experiencing violence at the hands of a family member or relative.
Citation: SCCADVASA, Teenagers and intimate Partner Violence.