Fast Facts
2009 Teen Pregnancy in Aiken County
New Teen Pregnancy Data
On Tuesday December 1, 2009 the State Campaign released the newest teen pregnancy data. For the fourth year in a row, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control reported an increase in teen pregnancy rates to teens in South Carolina. According to the 2007 statistics, the overall rate of teen pregnancy in South Carolina increased by 2% between 2006 and 2007. Since 2004 the overall teen pregnancy rate among ages 10-19 has increased by 10%. Much of this increase is due to increasing rates among 18-19 year olds who account for two-thirds of all teen pregnancies in the state.
For Aiken County, the news is good. Aiken has experienced its first decline in teen pregnancies for the first time in four years. According to the 2007 data, the overall teen pregnancy rate decreased in Aiken County by 1.4% with the total number of teen pregnancies dropping from 358 in 2006 to 337 in 2007. Adding to the good news, after several years of increasing rates among the 15-17 year old population, Aiken County experienced an 8% drop, the largest decrease ever, going from a rate of 36.0 in 2006 to a rate of 27.9 in 2007. Unfortunately, it is not all good news. After experiencing a decrease in teen pregnancy among the 18-19 year old population in 2006, the latest data revealed a 2% increase going from a rate of 115 to 117.3 (per 1000 population).
- Read full article
- SC County Specific Data and Maps
- NEW Aiken Data
Making the ConnectionTeen pregnancy can be linked to a host of other social issues including foster care, welfare, child abuse and negative birth outcomes - all of which have a direct connection to the Department of Social Services.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases and HIV/AIDS
Every year in South Carolina 1 in 4 sexually experienced teens acquires an STD.
SC Teens under 19 accounted for:
40% of the Chlamydia cases
27% of gonorrhea cases
4% of the HIV/AIDS cases reported in SC.
In 2006 Aiken had:
552 new cases of Chlamydia
238 new cases of Gonorrhea
16 new cases of HIV
Survey Says... Aiken County Data
Over the past 5 years our organization has collected survey data from youth through our Positive Outcomes Program at the Aiken County Health Department. To date we have collected over 1200 surveys from youth ranging from 10-19 years old.
