Condom use among teens in ‘alarming decline,’ WHO says as STI rates rise

A rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unplanned pregnancies are top of mind for the World Health Organization after it released a new report showing condom use among adolescents has been on an “alarming decline” in the past decade.

The data,

, comes from a survey of more than 242,000 15-year-olds across 42 countries between 2014 and 2022.

Of those sexually active 15-year-olds surveyed, one in five boys and 15 per cent of girls reported having sex in…