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24/01/2007
Young women ignoring warnings on HIV
Seven out of ten young women do not believe that they are at risk of contracting HIV, according to the new research.
The research, commissioned by the Body Shop and MTV, surveyed more than a 1,000 women aged between 16 and 30. Researchers found that 92% of respondents did not believe that a condom was an essential handbag item on a night out.
And nearly a third admitted that they did not make it a priority to ask new partners about their sexual history.
The survey is part of the global Spray to Change Attitudes campaign, launched to raise funds for the Staying Alive Foundation, which aims to prevent the spread of HIV among young people.
The campaign launches across 44 countries on January 29.
The results of the survey come as worldwide figures showed that more than half of the 4.3 million people newly diagnosed with HIV last year were under the age of 24.
According to figures from the Health Protection Agency, nearly 64,000 adults in the UK were living with HIV in 2005.
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, figures show that HIV infections are spreading fast among girls and women in major cities of the developed world too."
(KMcA)
The research, commissioned by the Body Shop and MTV, surveyed more than a 1,000 women aged between 16 and 30. Researchers found that 92% of respondents did not believe that a condom was an essential handbag item on a night out.
And nearly a third admitted that they did not make it a priority to ask new partners about their sexual history.
The survey is part of the global Spray to Change Attitudes campaign, launched to raise funds for the Staying Alive Foundation, which aims to prevent the spread of HIV among young people.
The campaign launches across 44 countries on January 29.
The results of the survey come as worldwide figures showed that more than half of the 4.3 million people newly diagnosed with HIV last year were under the age of 24.
According to figures from the Health Protection Agency, nearly 64,000 adults in the UK were living with HIV in 2005.
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, figures show that HIV infections are spreading fast among girls and women in major cities of the developed world too."
(KMcA)
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