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From:	"Gabriel, ADEYEMO" [ profile ]
Subject:	STD fears as 70 percent of single women admit to regularly havingunprotected sex
Sent:	Jun 5th, 2012 - 12:44:49

	SOURCE:* Daily Mail* AUTHOR: Graham Smith http://www.avac.org/ht/display/ContentDetails/i/44215/pid/44197 Fellow Advocates A survey of 2,000 UK females ages 18-40 finds seven of 10 single women regularly practice unprotected sex. DrFox.co.uk, an online pharmacy and prescription service, conducted the poll. The responses indicate the average single woman has had unprotected sex 11 times with a total of four different male partners. One in five women said they trust that their sexual partners will not infect them; 18 percent reported being too drunk to use contraception; 12 percent said contraception is not always readily available; and 8 percent said they "just don't like using condoms." Dr. Tony Steele, co-founder of the website, is particularly concerned about single women's behavior while on vacation. "Women meet men on holiday who are complete strangers. They may know almost nothing about the men they meet, and having sex without contraception is a sure-fire way to increase the chances of contracting a sexually transmitted infection. "One in 10 women age 30 and older reported feeling embarrassed about addressing safe sex with a new partner, according to the survey. Women ages 30-40 were the group most likely to have contracted an STD, followed by those ages 18-29. One in five 30- to 40-year-old females have had unsafe sex in the last three months, compared to one in seven women in their teens and twenties. More stories available on the link above. -- Many Thanks Yours' in Prevention Science Gabriel, ADEYEMO Regional Focal Point - West Africa Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AID (GYCA), a program of the Public Health Institute +234-80-6798-7317 \| gabriel (at) gyca.org www.gyca.org \| www.phi.org GYCA is a youth-led global network of over 6,500 young leaders and adult allies working on youth and HIV/AIDS in 173 countries world-wide. GYCA's mission is to empower young leaders with the skills, knowledge, resources and opportunities they need to scale up HIV/AIDS interventions amongst their peers. My United Nations Pledge 2011-2012: "To lend my wit and my strength to the AIDS Response guiding global youth towards one goal: Zero HIV: Zero AIDS Related Deaths, Zero New Infections, Zero Stigma"

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