Calls for ‘urgent action’ to address sex education after contraception use drops

It revealed that one in four 15 to 17 year-olds report ever having sex, which remained the same as in 2018 (25%)

Calls for “urgent action” to address sex education in schools have been made after new figures revealed an increase in the number of young people not using contraception.

Research by University of Galway shows that just under half of young people reported no condom use at their “last sexual intercourse”.