Safer Sex in the United States

Posted by Kim on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 3:16 pm

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more american’s than ever are practicing “safer sex”. This means they are actually engaging in less “high risk for HIV” behavior, such as illicit drug use, multiple partners, or unprotected sex.

Use of condoms increased to 35% during 2006-2010 up from 30% in 2002.

The most important finding of the study is identifying which population groups are most at risk. For example, participants ages 20-24 are more likely to engage in one of the ten “risky behaviors”.

There’s no definitive reason for the decline in risky behavior, however this success could imply that the public health awareness campaigns are working.

Want to read more about this topic?

We suggest MSNBC’s article “High-Risk HIV Behavior Declines in US” or USA Today’s article “More Americans practice safe sex, CDC Reports”