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CENTRAL VICTORIA : CANADA

GIRLS

BOYS

CENTRAL VICTORIA AUSTRALIA

The Lifeskills Program conducted at four secondary schools located in Regional Victoria revealed the following results from 376 students:

BOYS

• Approximately 96% of boys felt that the session was informative (33%), worthwhile (26%), fun (15%) or they would do it again (21%).
• 85% of boys believed that boys or girls should not be forced into sex, whilst 15% thought they should.
• Of the boys surveyed 87% have experienced alcohol, 69% pashing, 40% heavy petting, 33% illegal drugs, 19% oral sex and 18% intercourse.
• Reasons listed for these experiences, in order of preference, included fun (46%), finding out (40%), peer pressure (6%), its illegal (4%), showing off (3%) and forced (1%).
• Reason listed for not experiencing these activities, in order of preference, included not ready or interested (36%), its illegal (28%), safer (19%) and parents (17%).
• 94% of boys said they would practice safe sex.
• Reasons for not practising safe sex included affected by drink or drugs (48%), forgot a condom (22%), pressure not to (70%), think it's better without a condom (8%) and other (15%).
• 90% of boys felt the presenter related to their issues.
• 98% of boys rated the presentation as either pretty good (60%) or cool (38%).
• Boys reported a number of feelings after the session including, that they felt wiser after the session (29%), better (29%), same as before (25%), and happy with myself (14%).
• 12% of boys reported that they needed someone to talk to.
• The most popular responses for those people they would like to speak to included friends (43%) or parents (20%).
• 90% of boys reported that they would attend the next session.

GIRLS:

• Approximately 98% of girls felt that the session was informative (33%), worthwhile (33%), fun (15%) or they would do it again (16%).
• 96% of girls believed that boys or girls should not be forced into sex.
• Of the girls surveyed 87% have experienced alcohol, 80% pashing, 52% heavy petting, 31% illegal drugs, 29% oral sex and 24% intercourse.
• Reasons listed for these experiences, in order of preference, included fun (46%), finding out (41%), peer pressure (6%), its illegal (3%), forced (3%) and showing off (1%).
• Reason listed for not experiencing these activities, in order of preference, included not ready or interested (35%), its illegal (11%), safer (39%) and parents (15%).
• 98% of girls said they would practice safe sex.
• Reasons for not practising safe sex included affected by drink or drugs (48%), forgot a condom (21%), pressure not to (9%), think it's better without a condom (5%) and other (15%).
• 91% of girls felt the presenter related to their issues.
• 98% of girls rated the presentation as either pretty good (50%), cool (30%), or ok (18%).
• Girls reported a number of feelings after the session including, that they felt wiser after the session (28%), better (24%), same as before (24%), and happy with myself (18%).
• 23% of girls reported that they needed someone to talk to.
• The most popular responses for those people they would like to speak to included friends (51%) or parents (17%).
• 96% of girls reported that they would attend the next session.

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