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Bangkok Post - Monday November 17, 2003
Public health spokesperson Nittaya Chanruang Mahapol said yesterday 49% of the 17-year-old boys surveyed had sex for the first time with girls they knew well.
Mrs Nittaya said 76% of these did not wear condoms because they believed there was no risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases.
"Teenagers are choosing to have sex with people they are familiar with, and because they trust them they do not use condoms," she said. "That is a big worry."
Mrs Nittaya said 50% of those who visited prostitutes for their first sex wore condoms, up from only 17% in 2001.
However, condom use was much lower among boys who had sex for the first time with male partners, with only 29% taking appropriate precautions.
Mrs Nittaya said the average age for first-time sex had dropped to 14 from 16 years old, recorded in a similar survey completed in 1997.
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