67: PROVIDING TEACHING MATERIALS TO SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION TEACHERS AND TEACHING HIV/STIs TOPICS

Music City Center 

Generalized HIV epidemic and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to significantly impact DC residents, especially adolescents and youths whose number of newly diagnosed HIV cases and the number of newly reported cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea increased between 2021 and 2022. District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) provides capacity building and training in sexual health education curriculum for teachers that equip them with skills, confidence, and capability they need to teach students prevention education that is essential for minimizing their risk of contracting HIV and other STIs. This study will utilize School Health Profiles data collected from DCPS's lead heath education teachers in 2024 to analyze the relationship between providing teaching materials to sexual health education teachers and teaching sexual health topics in middle and high schools in DCPS. Chi-square test of independence will be used to determine if there is a significant association between sexual health education teachers having been provided with teaching materials and having taught at least 11 of 22 HIV and other STIs prevention topics (to be listed) in a required course.

HIV

STIs

Prevention

Education

Youth 

Health Policy Statistics Section