By Cate McCurry, PACalls 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. It revealed that one in four 15- to 17-year-olds report ever having sex, which remained the same as in 2018 (25 per cent). Some 18 per cent report having ever used vapes or e-cigarettes and 13 per cent report having ever used vapes or e-cigarettes in the last 30 days. One in four children report eating fruit and 23 per cent report eating vegetables every day. It also found that 10 per cent of girls reported experiencing period poverty, which is defined as being unable to afford period products.

Source: The Herald May 02, 2024 10:19 UTC