These are “known” rates. Reality is likely higher, but it’s still below the rate reported in the recent “shocking” report.
BTW, teaching abstinence-only is wrong. These kids should be taught about condoms, too...about how the CDC notes that condoms are ineffective in preventing the spread of HPV, the number one STD noted in that study and killer of thousands of American women annually.
‘BTW, teaching abstinence-only is wrong. These kids should be taught about condoms, too’
Do you really believe these kids don’t know what a condom is for? Do you honestly think the school or parents has never mentioned it?
I don’t.
I’ve read reports that close to 50% of women under the age of 45 have HPV.