The high price of goods and services is affecting everyone and now, people are doing all they can to cut down on expenses.
This cutting down does not only affect their food budget, but it also affects their budget for pleasure.
As we speak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has raised alarm that a high number of teenagers and adults engage in sexual activities without using condoms or any other contraceptive.
The good news is, WHO has been able to finger the cause of this problem.
Well, your guess is as good as ours.
In its report, WHO said economic hardship and social influences were responsible for the increase in sex without the use of condoms or other contraceptives.
Now to the bad news.
WHO said the decreased condom use is putting young people at greater risk of sexually transmitted infections, unsafe abortions, and unplanned pregnancies.
The report read: “Based on the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study, surveyed over 242,000 15-year-olds across 42 countries in Europe, Central Asia, and Canada between 2014 and 2022.
“The findings indicate a pervasive decrease in condom use, with the proportion of sexually active adolescents using a condom at last intercourse falling from 70 percent to 61 percent among boys and 63 percent to 57 percent among girls between 2014 and 2022.”
“Furthermore, nearly a third of adolescents reported using neither a condom nor the contraceptive pill at last intercourse, with socioeconomic differences also playing a role.
“Adolescents from low-income families were more likely to report not using protection than those from more affluent families,” the report added.
