Provide free condoms in student unions, says Aids charity after survey finds half of Hongkongers have unprotected sex with first-time partners
- Some 51 per cent of respondents said they did not use a condom the first time as they trusted their partner
- Hong Kong Aids Foundation releases survey on the eve of World Aids Day
Free condoms should be provided at student unions and dorms, a Hong Kong health concern group said on Friday, after a survey found more than half of locals had unprotected sex with a first-time partner while some had intercourse as early as age 11.
The Hong Kong Aids Foundation released its survey on the eve of World Aids Day.
The organisation interviewed 536 people aged 28 on average between August and October, with 51 per cent of respondents saying they did not use a condom the first time as they trusted their partner.
Around 40 per cent said they did not have condoms at hand. Of those, almost two-thirds had not planned to have sex, while another 14 per cent were too embarrassed to buy contraceptives. Three-quarters of those surveyed were males.
“Some youngsters think condoms are just for preventing pregnancy,” said Eris Lau, the foundation’s chief executive.
“But I dare ask, do they really know the functions of a condom? They care about feelings and trust the partner, instead of their sexual health. This is a concern.”