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Australian's have 'hit and miss' attitude to safe sex
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Wednesday, 14 January 2009

In a recent study done by RMIT, early findings show Australian's have a rather relaxed attitude to sex, are usually not informed about the side effects of contraception, and don't even know about healthy, reliable, alternative natural methods.

Australian's have 'hit and miss' attitude to safe sex

Courier Mail, January 13 2009

SEX never goes out of fashion but Australians, it seems, are less engaged when it comes to matters of contraception or related infections.

Half of those who say condoms were their primary form of contraception admit to not using them every time they had sex, according to a new study.

While for women who rely on oral contraceptives, a forgetful 12 per cent say they accidentally miss a pill at least once a month.

RMIT University doctoral student Alicia Mitic said these and other preliminary results of an online survey pointed to a "hit and miss" approach to safe sex by Australians, along with a "vague" understanding of contraception.

"Few respondents understood the 'nitty gritty' details of the contraceptives they used, such as failure rates and potential side effects," Ms Mitic says.

Read the full article at Couriermail
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