A report on adolescent sexual health highlighted an alarming decline in condom use, which could increase the risk for sexually transmitted infections in Europe.
A report on adolescent sexual health has highlighted what its authors call an"alarming decline" in adolescent condom use across Europe, which they said could increase the risk for sexually transmitted infections , unintended pregnancies, and unsafe abortions in the region.
Condom use has significantly declined between 2014 and 2022, from 70% to 61% among boys and from 63% to 57% among girls. According to the report, the decrease is"pervasive," spanning multiple countries and regions, though some experienced more dramatic reductions than others. The use of contraceptive pills has remained stable at around 26%.
The report stresses the need for appropriate and nonjudgmental sex education. Has provision changed over the period of comparison since 2014? Moreover, societies are rapidly changing, and sex education should be provided in such a way that it addresses the needs of today's adolescents. Adolescents indicated they desire a much more elaborate discussion on topics such as consent, sexual media literacy, and sexual pleasure. The discussion of these topics contributes to healthy sexual development and is also directly related to young people's contraceptive use.
Our findings suggest that, while the group of early starters has indeed become smaller, those adolescents who do belong to this group nowadays run a higher risk in terms of contraceptive use than early starters a decade ago. Early starters in more recent years may have become even less well-informed about safe sex or have experienced worse access to contraceptives compared to a decade ago.
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