Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Report finds low condom use, HIV testing in NYC

Published in Health and Medicine Week, September 1st, 2003

A new report by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene found that 42% of New Yorkers with multiple sexual partners said they did not use a condom the last time they had sex.

The report, "Sex in the City: More HIV Testing and Condom Use Needed!" found that among those with three or more partners in the last year, 58% said they used condoms during their most recent sexual encounter.

Younger people with three or more partners were more likely to say they used condoms. Seventy-three percent of those between ages 18 and 24 with three or more partners reported condom use, compared with just 40% of those aged 45 to 64.

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Source: Health and Medicine Week (2003-09-01)

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