U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of adolescent females who used effective birth control the last time they had sex — FP‑05 Data

Status: Little or no detectable change

  Little or no detectable change
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Most Recent Data:
22.0 percent (2017-19)

Target:
36.8 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
24.1 percent of sexually active females aged 15 to 19 years used a most or moderately effective method of contraception at last intercourse, as reported in 2015-17

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Condom and hormonal contraception use at last intercourse by sexually active adolescent females, 2015-17 to 2017-19 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2015-17 2017-19
Total
24.1
CI 16.1 / 34.4
SE 4.580
22.0
CI 16.2 / 29.1
SE 3.237