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PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The makers of Trojan brand
condoms today released their 2007 Sexual Health Report Card, the second
annual ranking of sexual health resources at American colleges and
universities. The study, conducted by Sperling's BestPlaces on behalf of
Trojan, finds a lack of access to information and resources may prevent
some students from being sexually healthy.
This year's report card arrives in the wake of Trojan's "Evolve"
campaign (http://www.trojanevolve.com), a multimedia effort aimed at redefining
the national dialogue on sexual health with an emphasis on responsible
behavior and partners' respect for one another.
In total, 139 colleges and universities representing each state and
major NCAA Division I athletic conference were reviewed. Placing first and
second, the University of Minnesota and University of Wyoming demonstrated
"well- evolved" sexual health programs and were the most sexually healthy
schools according to the study. While Ohio State and the University of
Florida may have recently triumphed in sports, the Trojan Report Card
indicates their sexual health programs have room to improve, as OSU and UF
ranked 26th and 43rd, respectively.
Researchers polled student health centers and reviewed their websites
to assign a grade point average (GPA) for sexual health resources across 11
separate categories:
-- Sexual health awareness programs
-- Condom & contraception availability
-- HIV testing
-- Other Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) testing
-- Student health center hours of operation
-- Drop-in vs. appointment-based service
-- Navigability and usability of Web-based sexual health information
-- Anonymous advice / newspaper columns
-- Lecture outreach programs
-- Student peer groups
-- Sexual assault programs
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Highest- and Lowest-Ranked Schools
1. University of Minnesota (GPA 3.91)
2. University of Wyoming (GPA 3.91)
3. University of Washington (GPA 3.73)
4. Rutgers University (GPA 3.68)
5. Purdue University (GPA 3.64)
135. Villanova University (GPA 1.45)
136. University of Arkansas (GPA 1.36)
137. Arkansas State University (GPA 1.14)
138. University of Louisiana (GPA 0.91)
139. Louisiana Tech University (GPA 0.82)
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