Nearly fifth of teenagers say internet main information source on sexual health
Nearly a fifth of teenagers say the internet is their main source for information about sexual health and healthy relationships, a survey suggests.
Young people are turning to online sources to learn about relationships and sex which is leaving them vulnerable to potentially “dangerous” and “untrustworthy” information, the Sex Education Forum charity has warned.
A poll, of 1,001 students aged 16 and 17 in England, suggests that 30% of young people turned to social media as their main source of information about sexual orientation and gender identity, ahead of school (25%).
The survey, carried out by Censuswide on behalf of the charity in February, found that 22%
