2018 Teen Pregnancies
| Number of pregnancies among 15-19-year-old girls: | 174 | ||||||
| Teen pregnancy rate per 1,000 15-19-year-old girls: | 25.9 | ||||||
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: | 51 | ||||||
| Number of pregnancies among 18-19-year-old girls: | 123 | ||||||
| Percent of Repeat Pregnancies: | 24.1% | ||||||
| Teen birth rate per 1,000 15-19-year-old girls: | 20.7 | ||||||
| NC County Ranking (out of 100 counties): | 40 | ||||||
| Change since 2017: | -22% | ||||||
Source: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
Updated October 2019. See Archived Statistics.
Sexual Health
Number of Chlamydia Cases (2018, all ages): 1,577
Number of Gonorrhea Cases (2018, all ages): 657
Number of HIV Reports (2018, all ages): 30
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 Sources: 2018 North Carolina STD Surveillance Report and 2018 North Carolina HIV Surveillance Report - HIV/STD/Hepatitis Surveillance Unit, North Carolina DHHS, Division of Public Health, Communicable Disease Branch (2019)
Gaston County Schools Health Policies
Comprehensive Health Education - Section 3000, Policy Code 3520
School Policy on Bullying/Harassment - Section 4000, Policy Code 4040
Education for Pregnant/Parenting Students - Section 4000, Policy Code 4025
Organizations that Support Adolescent Sexual Health
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Gaston
Gaston County Health and Human Services (NC TPPI Adolescent Parenting Program and Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program)
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