Half of young people do not use condoms for sex with new partner – poll

Finding that 10% of sexually active 16 to 24-year-olds have never used a condom comes as campaign aimed at avoiding STIs launches

Almost half of sexually active young people do not use a condom when sleeping with someone for the first time, and more than one-third of young people think carrying protection is a sign someone is promiscuous, a survey has found.

One in 10 sexually active 16 to 24-year-olds, the age group that accounted for 59% of chlamydia and gonorrhoea diagnoses in England last year, said they had never used a condom, prompting calls from the Royal College of GPs for investment in sexual and reproductive health services.

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