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Columbia University had the highest "sexual GPA." Credit: Getty Images
Well, here's some good news: A growing number of campus health and wellness offices, along with sex experts, want to help ease your nightmares and are taking steps to make sexual health a priority at their schools. And guess who's helping them help your kids stay STD free?
Trojan. The condom giant just released its fifth annual Sexual Health Report Card, which looked at 141 colleges and ranked them according to the quality and accessibility of their sexual health resources. The report zeroes in on 12 categories ranging from contraceptive availability and STD testing to sexual assault programs, according to a news release. Each school was given a "GPA" based on its average in the areas, with 4.0, naturally, being the highest possible rating.
Columbia University in New York City topped the honor roll with a 3.70, distinguishing itself with Go Ask Alice, a comprehensive website that allows students to submit questions anonymously. Current topics span the health scope: "Keeping the flow with a condom," "Numbing lube safety for anal sex" and "Quick and healthy bag lunches."
Michigan State was ranked second with a 3.61, followed by Ohio State University. Also making the honor roll: University of Michigan, 3.55; Brown University, 3.50; University of Iowa, 3.49; University of Oregon, 3.44; Princeton University, 3.41; Rutgers, 3,38; University of Minnesota, 3.37; Western Michigan University, 3.28; Cornell, 3.22; and Yale, 3.17.
The idea is that by making students aware of their school's sex health status, it will instigate change, Trojan representative Bruce Tetreault, says in the release. The company decided to launch the study years ago in response to the rising rate of sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) among young people, he adds.
According to the latest Center for Disease Control and Prevention report in 2008, STDs are a growing public health challenge in the United States. The CDC estimates there are approximately 19 million new STD infections each year -- almost half of them among young people ages 15 to 24. The cost of STDs to the U.S. health care system is estimated to be as much as $15.9 billion annually.
"We found the numbers unacceptable, and wanted to make students aware of how their schools ranked in terms of sexual health," Tetreault says in the release.
Bert Sperling, owner of the research firm that partnered with Trojan to administer the survey, says all schools have shown improvement in the past five years, and that students at Arizona State and Northwestern University, among others, have taken action in an effort to up their schools' rankings.
Although the ratings only cover a small portion of the approximately 2,000 4-year institutions in the United States, Sperling says 30 percent of American undergraduates attend the colleges studied.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 2)
10-08-2010 @ 6:20AM
stephen said...This infomercial brought to you by AOL-Trojan LLC
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10-08-2010 @ 8:24AM
Beverly said...l3 most sexually healthy colleges. First of all - a person that really wants to get an education and better themselves and is grown up enough to realize this is what they need will be looking at colleges that can offer them the great education they are seeking. They would not be basing their choice of college on which college is sexually healthier. These are the kinds of articles we should expect from aol? I know they are slanting in favor of saying nothing negative about Obama but now they don't even have the people in place to send out a good article with some substance.
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10-08-2010 @ 12:28PM
Scott Kochman said...Yeah, you wouldn't want to go to Columbia, Michigan State, Ohio State, University of Michigan, Brown, University of Iowa, University of Oregon, Princeton University, Rutgers, University of Minnesota, Western Michigan, Cornell, or Yale if you want a good education.
10-09-2010 @ 9:33AM
Alicia said...You know, it's something I'd like to know about my college (or my kid's college, if I were a parent) once I was already a student. It's handy. It also gives me ideas on how to campaign to make my college more sexually healthy, because it really needs help in that department. In which case, I find this a totally valid article and fail to see how it relates to politics.
10-08-2010 @ 8:56AM
catesmatt said...Sexual Health is a matter of Heart, Soul and Mind as well as -- one might well say more than -- Body. Apparently, the people at Trojan consider it merely a matter of plumbing.
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10-09-2010 @ 9:33AM
Alicia said...Trojan's job is to protect the body. It is the responsibility of the individual to protect their own mind, soul and body. If a college student is over 18 and feels ready for sex, then they need access to this sort of thing to stay healthy.
10-08-2010 @ 9:57AM
Magnolia said...Promoting casual sex, whether protected or not, is irresponsible.
Unless you are married, Abstain! Exodus 20:14
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10-08-2010 @ 10:33AM
mddeming said...OK advice for deseret nomads of 4000 years ago, not worth much in today's world.
10-08-2010 @ 11:09AM
FRED said...You are dead spot on. Healthy sex, the ONLY TRULY healthy sex would be between one man and one women with that relationship being committed to just themselves for their entire lives. Some think that this is an antiquated notion. Not really, the truly antiquated notion is the one that every fallen civiliaztion has encountered, and they all contain the "antiquated" commonality of sexual immorality, (adultery, fornication, homosexuality, beastiality etc...) You really cant refute this, because we all know that this is true. We attempt to take every effort to deceive ourselves to circumvent this truth, but this truth will always remain absolute......
10-08-2010 @ 2:21PM
dee said...God bless you, and truth doesn't change with time. Promiscuous people have been around since the beginning of time if you go by that. "Don't decieve yourself,.. fornicators.. will not inherit the kingdom of Heaven." Unless you change and follow Jesus.
10-08-2010 @ 11:10AM
Define Sexually Healthy said...This study by Trojan is perhaps the most self serving study imagineable and certainly not newsworthy or significant. It is an infomercial. Apparently it is a marketing study of those who use Trojan products which defines sexual health. There is so much more that goes into being sexually health and so many variables their studies do not account for. Please...call us when you get some real news about sexually healthy behaviors.
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10-08-2010 @ 11:24AM
Paul Jones said...Props to the Big Ten, 5 of 11 schools made the list of better schools. Northwestern also got a mention for getting better as well. Thats 50% of the Big Ten getting honorable mentions.
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10-08-2010 @ 12:11PM
Marion Galloway said...It's called fornicating and it is sinful. Even animals have more dignity than this.If this attitude did not prevail, we would not have aids, bastards, sexually transmitted diseases, broken hearts. Don't be a toilet for anyone
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10-11-2010 @ 7:46AM
Don said...Actually Monogamy in the animal Kingdom is quite rare. We are the unique species. At least since Christianity has come around, prior to that sex without being married was accepted as a part of life and not a sin.
12-22-2010 @ 11:56PM
Nightshade said...Really? I didn't realize that animals waited until marriage to have sex. Also, STDs would still exist even if everyone followed your backwards morals. Contrary to what you seem to believe, marriage does not cure diseases. Married sex transmits STDs just as easily as unmarried sex.
10-08-2010 @ 12:44PM
Enough Already said...Exactly what a parent wants to look for in a college for their kids along with trying to figure out how they will pay for the education. Give me a break!
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10-08-2010 @ 1:14PM
Cynthia J said...What a stupid article. Sexually healthy schools I mean, really. how much more SEX to we need to read about? Sex and education, what a ridiculous combination.
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10-09-2010 @ 9:34AM
Alicia said...Sexual health articles on Parentdish always bring out the stupid and the short sighted.
Thanks for the ideas to petition my school with. I'd like to see my college get more involved in protecting my classmates and I.
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10-08-2010 @ 1:54PM
Meghan K said...Wow...a whole lot of haters... First of all, why does every article on AOL have to be serious? I appreciate a non-depressing article once in a while. If you didn't want to read the artice labeled "13 most sexually healthy colleges" why on earth did you click on it?! Second, those of you preaching abstention and quoting bible verses need to get a reality check. Your message isn't preventing STDs and unwanted pregnancy so why not get behind something that can actually help keep our youth safe? Third, I'm pretty sure Trojan isn't suggesting that you should use this data as the sole deciding factor when it comes to picking your college. I think it's simply information. It's a tool you can use to become part of the solution.
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10-08-2010 @ 2:26PM
chris said...Straight people! Oye Vey!!!
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