United States

HIV & STIs

As part of its comprehensive work on sexual and reproductive health, the Guttmacher Institute tracks and analyzes federal and state policies regarding education on HIV and other STIs and access to treatment for minors and other underserved groups. The Institute also assesses the role played by Title X–supported health centers in providing preventive care, screenings and treatment.

State Laws and Policies

Sex and HIV Education

Policy Analysis

Reducing STI Cases: Young People Deserve Better Sexual Health Information and Services

State Laws and Policies

Minors’ Access to STI Services

states (and DC) allow all or most minors to consent to STI services

states (and DC) encourage or require health care practitioners to provide patients with STI information to give to their partner

states require that HIV information provided in schools be medically accurate

Resources

September 1, 2022 State Laws and Policies
An Overview of Consent to Reproductive Health Services by Young People
September 1, 2022 State Laws and Policies
Minors’ Access to STI Services
September 1, 2022 State Laws and Policies
Partner Treatment for STIs
September 1, 2022 State Laws and Policies
Sex and HIV Education
June 2022 Research Article
Patterns in Receipt and Source of STI Testing Among Young People in the United States, 2013–2019

Zoe H. Pleasure , Laura D. Lindberg, Jennifer Mueller and Jennifer J. Frost Journal of Adolescent Health
April 2022 News Release
Guttmacher at the 2022 Population Association of America Annual Meeting
June 2021 Report
Trends and Differentials in Receipt of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in the United States: Services Received and Sources of Care, 2006–2019

Jennifer J. Frost, Jennifer Mueller and Zoe H. Pleasure
June 2021 Research Article
Exploring experience of and engagement in coercive pregnancy behaviors among sexually active young men from five clinics in Baltimore, MD

Nicholas B. Dimenstein , Laura D. Lindberg, Renata Sanders, Jacky M. Jennings, Lori F. Frohwirth, Patricia Dittus and Arik V. Marcell Contraception
December 2020 Report
Assessing State-Level Variations in High School Students’ Sexual and Contraceptive Behavior: The 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys

Laura D. Lindberg, Zoe H. Pleasure and Ayana Douglas-Hall
November 2020 Policy Analysis
President-Elect Biden’s Health Insurance Plan and Its Potential Impact on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Leah H. Keller and Adam Sonfield

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Here from an expert

Allowing medical providers to treat a patient’s partner for an STI without having the partner present can break the cycle of reinfection and greatly improve a patient’s reproductive health

Elizabeth Nash

Principal Policy Associate, State Issues