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Three out of four young women in the UK do not believe they are at risk of getting HIV, according to a survey out today.
Research commissioned by The Body Shop and MTV found that 70% do not think they are at risk of the sexually-transmitted disease,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, which can lead to Aids.
Nine out of 10 (92%) do not think a condom is an essential handbag item on a night out, with 66% believing it would jinx their chances of getting sex in the first place.
Almost three quarters (71%) said they would feel embarrassed if a condom fell out of their handbag in the ladies’ toilet,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, while just 32% make it a priority to ask new partners about their sexual history.
More than one in 10 (14%) of the 16 to 30-year-olds questioned said it was a man’s responsibility to carry the condom.
Ten per cent said they thought a woman who carries a condom is “easy” and sleeps around.
Nearly half (47%) of the 1,064 women interviewed said they ignored the subject of condoms when talking to their friends about their sex life.
The survey forms part of the global Spray To Change Attitudes campaign,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, launched to raise funds for the Staying Alive Foundation, which aims to prevent the spread of HIV among young people.
Chris Davis, global campaigns manager for The Body Shop, said: “It’s worrying that so many young women don’t think they are at risk from HIV and think it is somebody else’s problem, such as those in developing countries, homosexuals or drug users.
“In fact,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, figures show that HIV infections are spreading fast among girls and women in major cities of the developed world too.”
Worldwide figures show that more than half of the 4.3 million people newly diagnosed with HIV last year were under the age of 24.
According to the Health Protection Agency, 7,450 people were diagnosed with HIV in the UK in 2005, and around 64,000 adults live with the disease.
The Spray To Change Attitudes campaign launches in 2,067 stores across 44 countries on January 29.
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