Only half of the students systematically use a condom when having sex. A dramatic figure, which translates into an explosion of sexually transmitted diseases.
Only 50% of students systematically use a condom when having sex, as do 80% of high school students, according to a survey commissioned by the Smerep near‘Opinion Way. 2,000 young people were questioned on the subject via an online questionnaire carried out in May 2018.
Too unaware of the risks
In addition, 37% of students say they do not wear a condom when their partner takes the pill. This “leads to think that they reduce the condom to the sole role of a means of contraception”, indicates the organization of the social security in a press release. “Smerep would like to remind you that wearing a condom is also and above all the one and only way to protect yourself against sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV-AIDS”.
When it comes to HIV specifically, young people are far too unaware of the risks. 7 in 10 college students admit never getting tested for HIV each time they change partners, up from 8 in 10 last year. 58% of them actually consider that they did not take sufficient risks. One out of ten students and high school students also think that AIDS is easily cured today, which is completely false.
Young people aren’t the only ones being reckless
Young people aren’t the only ones being reckless. Only 11% of men registered with Victoria Milan, one of the online platforms for people looking for extramarital affairs, indicate that the women they have an affair with make them wear a condom. Although this is one of the 10 mandatory conditions that women impose before acting out, it is therefore not the most important.
“This 11% was calculated from a total of 21 developed countries where people are aware of the importance of protecting themselves during sex, especially when it comes to extramarital affairs, in order to protect themselves against diseases. transmitted diseases,” said Sigurd Vedal, founder and CEO of Victoria Milan.
The number of sexually transmitted diseases is exploding
Result: the number of sexually transmitted diseases explodes in the country. In 2016, the number of people diagnosed with a Chlamydia infection was estimated at 267,097, a rate of 491 per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the latest Public Health France survey. A predominance of the infection is observed in women (592/100,000 versus 380/100,000 in men). Young women aged 15-24 are the most affected, particularly in Ile-de-France and in the Overseas Departments.
In addition, the data show that the number of diagnoses of Chlamydia and gonococcal infection in 2016 was multiplied by 3 compared to estimates for the year 2012. These pathologies, which are transmitted during unprotected sexual intercourse, are very contagious and can lead to serious complications (chronic pelvic pain, sterility, weakening of the mucous membranes and increased risk of HIV contamination, mother-to-child transmission, etc.). The latest UNAIDS report recalls that new infections are on the rise in around fifty countries. In Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the annual number of new HIV infections has doubled over the past two decades.
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