2015 Teen Pregnancies
| Number of pregnancies among 15-19-year-old girls: | 162 | ||||||
| Teen pregnancy rate per 1,000 15-19-year-old girls: | 31.3 | ||||||
Teen pregnancy rates by race/ethnicity
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Teen pregnancy rates by age
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| Number of pregnancies among 15-17-year-old girls: | 52 | ||||||
| Number of pregnancies among 18-19-year-old girls: | 110 | ||||||
| Percent of Repeat Pregnancies: | 23.5% | ||||||
| Teen birth rate per 1,000 15-19-year-old girls: | 26.3 | ||||||
| NC County Ranking (out of 100 counties): | 43 | ||||||
| Change since 2010**: | -41.9% | ||||||
*Rates based on small numbers (<20 pregnancies) are unstable and not provided.
** Due to data limitations, we are presenting the change over five years rather than the change since the previous year. Read more.
Source: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Updated February 2017. See Archived Statistics.
Sexual Health
Number of Chlamydia Cases (2015, all ages): 638
Number of Gonorrhea Cases (2015, all ages): 251
Number of HIV Reports (2015, all ages): 10
The total numbers of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea cases are useful indicators of adolescent sexual health as they are most common among young people ages 15-24.
HIV reports are notable because youth ages 13-24 account for more than 1 in 5 new HIV diagnoses in the United States.
Data Source: NC DHHS, HIV/STD Surveillance Unit, Communicable Disease Branch
Davidson County Schools Health Policies
Comprehensive Health Education - Section 7.7/page 26
School Policy on Bullying/Harassment - Section 6.33/page 131
Education for Pregnant/Parenting Students - Section 6.39.5/page 217
Lexington City Schools Health Policies
Comprehensive Health Education
School Policy on Bullying/Harassment
Education for Pregnant/Parenting Students
Thomasville City Schools Health Policies
Comprehensive Health Education - Policy Code 3540
School Policy on Bullying/Harassment - Policy Code 1710/4021/7230
Education for Pregnant/Parenting Students - Policy Code 4023
Organizations that Support Adolescent Sexual Health
Communities In Schools of Thomasville (NC TPPI Adolescent Parenting Program & Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program)
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