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Safe Sex


December 2017

Did You Know?

SMART Cougars offers free HIV and Hepatitis C testing. Email: uhsmartcougars@uh.edu


Tips

  • Using a condom is a method that can help in preventing the spread of HIV, AIDS, and other STIs.
  • If you are concerned that you may have contracted HIV, get tested at UH with SMART Cougars, UH Student Health Center, or at a local clinic.
  • Getting regularly tested for STIs can help in preventing the spread of harmful infections. Try getting tested at least once a year.
  • 44.8%Amount of UH students using contraceptives when having vaginal intercourse. –NCHA Survey, UH 2017
  • 33%Percent of increase in the amount of infectious syphilis cases from 2014-2016. –Center for Disease Control
  • 1 in 4people living with HIV in the United States are women. –The Foundation of AIDS Research
  • 595, 396In 2015, young people ages 20-24, represented 39% of the total 1,526,658 chlamydia cases reported. – Center for Disease Control