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In honor of National STD Awareness
Month, Evolve Media’s CraveOnline conducted an online survey of men’s sex
lives. Results indicate that most of CraveOnline’s respondents do not carry
condoms when they go out, and most do not ask sexual partners whether they have
been tested for STDs.
Although CDC data indicate there are
20 million new cases of STDs annually, 66 percent of the 2,000 survey participants
reported they never get tested for STDs. A third of the respondents reported
having STD testing every 6 to 12 months, and 11 percent stated they get tested
every few years. A mere 28 percent reported having STD tests every 3 to 6
months.
Close to half of the survey
participants (45 percent) stated they are not likely to inquire about STDs
before having sex with a partner, and only 34 percent were “very likely to
ask.” A fifth of the respondents estimated they were “in the middle” on the
issue.
In spite of the responses regarding
testing and asking about partners’ STD status, only 36 percent stated that
carrying condoms is a “must” when they go out. Nine percent of participants
reported carrying condoms occasionally, and 53 percent stated they never took
condoms along for a night on the town.
Crave executive editor Jason Kobely
hopes that releasing the survey results will encourage men to take a more
active role in their personal health and to be more aware of safer sex
practices.
View additional information about
the survey at http://www.craveonline.com/lifestyle/articles/475335-craveonline-poll-news-flash-guys-wanna-do-it.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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