'My teacher told me people didn’t usually get pregnant from rape'; Young people misinformed about sexual health, study finds

'My teacher told me people didn’t usually get pregnant from rape'; Young people misinformed about sexual health, study finds

On the majority of topics relating to sexual health and education, social media and the internet was where the majority get most of their information.

“My teacher told me people didn’t usually get pregnant from rape, something about not conceiving if your body goes through trauma.” 

That was one of the answers given in a survey of young Irish people examining sexual misinformation in school and online.

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