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International News Swedish Teens Use Condoms the LeastJune 8, 2004 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information! A World Health Organization survey of teens in 22 European countries, and in Canada, Greenland and Israel, found that Swedish teenagers use condoms the least. Overall, the survey found that around 30 percent of 15-year-old female respondents said they did not use a condom during their last act of sexual intercourse. The study said Finnish girls were the most sexually active of all the countries surveyed, with every third 15-year-old Finnish girl claiming to have had sexual intercourse, compared to only 23 percent of Finnish boys, Helsingin Sanomat reported Monday. "Young people do not care for themselves, let alone for others. They are not afraid of sexually transmitted diseases," said Dr. Eija Hiltunen-Back of Helsinki University Hospital. Hiltunen-Back said condoms were too costly and said more education on STDs is needed. United Press International 06.07.04 A note from TheBody.com: Since this article was written, the HIV pandemic has changed, as has our understanding of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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