- Nearly two thirds of respondents have accessed contraception services (62%), with over half accessing sexual health advice (54%), and testing for sexually transmitted infections (54%)
- Nearly a fifth of respondents might access sexual health advice in the future (18%), whilst 13% each might access testing for STIs or for HIV
- The majority of respondents have never accessed HIV prevention – pre- and post-exposure medication (86% and 89%, respectively)
- Nearly a quarter of respondents have accessed the Hep B vaccination (23%), whilst 14% have accessed the HPV vaccination
- 15% of respondents have accessed abortion advice, whilst 12% might in the future
- 83% of respondents each have never accessed counselling for psychosexual problems or vasectomy advice
- 29% of respondents have accessed other reproductive health care issues, including menopause, period issues or erectile dysfunction, and 28% might in the future
History and intention of accessing services
Summary
Which of the following sexual health services have you accessed, or might you access in the future?
Base: Total sample - from top to bottom (520) | (525) | (520) | (502) | (501) | (502) | (490) | (485) | (498) | (497) | (497) | (485) | (490) | (519)
This chart shows that:
For contraception 62% of respondents have accessed this service, 9% of respondents might access contraception services in the future, and 34% of respondents have either never accessed contraception services or it is non-applicable
For sexual health advice 54% of respondents have accessed this service, 18% of respondents might access sexual health advice services in the future, and 32% of respondents have either never accessed sexual health advice services or it is non-applicable
For testing for sexually transmitted infections 54% of respondents have accessed this service, 13% of respondents might access testing for sexually transmitted infections services in the future, and 37% of respondents have either never accessed testing for sexually transmitted infections services or it is non-applicable
For free condoms 44% of respondents have accessed this service, 12% of respondents might access free condom services in the future, and 48% of respondents have either never accessed free condom services or it is non-applicable
For testing for HIV 36% of respondents have accessed this service, 13% of respondents might access testing for HIV services in the future, and 56% of respondents have either never accessed testing for HIV services or it is non-applicable
For emergency hormonal contraception 33% of respondents have accessed this service, 9% of respondents might access emergency hormonal contraception services in the future, and 59% of respondents have either never accessed emergency hormonal contraception services or it is non-applicable
For HIV prevention pre-exposure medication 4% of respondents have accessed this service, 12% of respondents might access HIV prevention pre-exposure medication services in the future, and 86% of respondents have either never accessed HIV prevention pre-exposure medication services or it is non-applicable
For HIV prevention post-exposure medication 1% of respondents have accessed this service, 11% of respondents might access HIV prevention post-exposure medication services in the future, and 89% of respondents have either never accessed HIV prevention post-exposure medication services or it is non-applicable
For Hep B vaccination 23% of respondents have accessed this service, 11% of respondents might access Hep B vaccination services in the future, and 67% of respondents have either never accessed Hep B vaccination services or it is non-applicable
For abortion advice 15% of respondents have accessed this service, 12% of respondents might access abortion advice services in the future, and 74% of respondents have either never accessed abortion advice services or it is non-applicable
For HPV vaccination advice 14% of respondents have accessed this service, 10% of respondents might access abortion advice services in the future, and 78% of respondents have either never accessed abortion advice services or it is non-applicable
For vasectomy advice 8% of respondents have accessed this service, 11% of respondents might access vasectomy advice services in the future, and 83% of respondents have either never accessed testing for vasectomy advice services or it is non-applicable
For counselling for psychosexual problems 4% of respondents have accessed this service, 14% of respondents might access counselling for psychosexual problems services in the future, and 83% of respondents have either never accessed free condom services or it is non-applicable
For other reproductive health care issues 29% of respondents have accessed these services, 28% of respondents might access these services in the future, and 46% of respondents have either never accessed these services or it is non-applicable
