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• understand the physical and behavioral characteristics of human sexual development and maturity;

• develop an awareness of how personal life roles are affected by and contribute to the well-being of families, communities, and cultures;

• understand how respect for the rights of self and others contributes to relationships; and

• take responsible actions to create safe and healthy environments. [3]

• In 2009, 43% of female high school students and 44% of male high school students in Alaska reported ever having had sexual intercourse compared to 46% of female high school students and 46% of male high school students nationwide.

• In 2009, 3% of female high school students and 7% of male high school students in Alaska reported having had sexual intercourse before age 13 compared to 3% of female high school students and 8% of male high school students nationwide.

• In 2009, 11% of female high school students and 12% of male high school students in Alaska reported having had four or more lifetime sexual partners compared to 11% of female high school students and 16% of male high school students nationwide.

• In 2009, 31% of female high school students and 30% of male high school students in Alaska reported being currently sexually active (defined as having had sexual intercourse in the three months prior to the survey) compared to 36% of female high school students and 33% of male high school students nationwide.

• In 2009, among those high school students who reported being currently sexually active, 56% of females and 69% of males in Alaska reported having used condoms the last time they had sexual intercourse compared to 54% of females and 69% of males nationwide.

• In 2009, among those high school students who reported being currently sexually active, 29% of females and 23% of males in Alaska reported having used birth control pills the last time they had sexual intercourse compared to 23% of females and 16% of males nationwide.

• In 2009, among those high school students who reported being currently sexually active, 15% of females and 19% of males in Alaska reported having used alcohol or drugs the last time they had sexual intercourse compared to 17% of females and 26% of males nationwide.

• In 2009, 84% of high school students in Alaska reported having been taught about AIDS/HIV in school compared to 87% of high school students nationwide.

• Alaska’s teen pregnancy rate ranks 31^st in the U.S., with a rate of 61 pregnancies per 1,000 young women ages 15–19 compared to the national rate of 70 pregnancies per 1,000.[5] There were a total of 1,690 pregnancies among young women ages 15–19 reported in 2005, the most recent year for which data are available, in Alaska.[6]

• Alaska’s teen birth rate ranked 29^th in the U.S. in 2005, with a rate of 37.3 births per 1,000 young women ages 15–19 compared to the national rate of 40.5 births per 1,000.[7] In 2005, there were a total of 1,038 live births reported to young women ages 15–19 in Alaska.[8]

• In 2006, the U.S. teen birth rate increased for the first time in 15 years by 3% from 40.5 to 41.9 births per 1,000 young women ages 15–19, after having steadily declined between 1991 and 2005.[9] In contrast, Alaska’s teen birth rate increased 19% between 2005 and 2006, from 37.3 to 44.3 births per 1,000 young women ages 15–19.[10]  

• Alaska’s teen abortion rate ranks 23^rd in the U.S., with a rate of 13 abortions per 1,000 young women ages 15–19 compared to the national rate of 19 abortions per 1,000. In 2005, there were a total of 362 abortions reported among young women ages 15–19 in Alaska.[11]

HIV and AIDS

• Alaska ranks 43^rd in cases of HIV infection diagnosed in the U.S. among all age groups. In 2007, there were a total of 21 new cases of HIV infection diagnosed in Alaska. [12]

• Alaska ranks 28^th in cases of HIV/AIDS diagnosed among young people ages 13–19 out of the 34 states with confidential, name-based HIV infection reporting. In 2007, there were a total of 2 young people ages 13–19 diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in Alaska.[13]

• Alaska’s AIDS rate ranks 45^th in the U.S., with a rate of 4.7 cases per 100,000 population compared to the national rate of 12.5 cases per 100,000.[14] 

• Alaska ranks 45^th in number of reported AIDS cases in the U.S. among all age groups. In 2007, there were a total of 32 new AIDS cases reported in Alaska.[15]

• In 2007, there were no AIDS cases reported among young people ages 13–19 in Alaska.[16]

• Alaska ranks 6^th in reported cases of Chlamydia among young people ages 15–19 in the U.S., with an infection rate of 25.82 cases per 1,000 compared to the national rate of 19.51 cases per 1,000. In 2008, there were a total of 1,368 cases of Chlamydia reported among young people ages 15–19 in Alaska.[17] 

• Alaska ranks 34^th in reported cases of gonorrhea among young people ages 15–19 in the U.S., with an infection rate of 2.08 cases per 1,000 compared to the national rate of 4.52 cases per 1,000. In 2008, there were a total of 110 cases of gonorrhea reported among young people ages 15–19 in Alaska.[18] 

• There are no available statewide data on the rate of syphilis among young people.

• Alaska chose not to participate in the Title V abstinence-only-until-marriage program in Fiscal Year 2009. The state was eligible for approximately $88,501 in funding. Due to the expiration of the grant program on June 30, 2009, three months prior to the end of the federal fiscal year, the state would have received three quarters of the total funding allocated for the full fiscal year.

• Organizations in Alaska received $894,370 in CBAE funding for Fiscal Year 2009.
• There are two CBAE grantees in Alaska, both of which are crisis pregnancy centers. 

• There are no AFLA grantees in Alaska.

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