- Females appear much more likely to go to their GP or nurse for information on sexual health and reproductive health compared to men (73% compared to 49%)
- Males are most likely to use an internet site to find information (66%), followed by a sexual health service (55%)
- Nearly double the proportion of females would go to their friends for information compared to males (35% compared to 18%)
- Females are just as likely to go to their family as they are their partner for information (both 18%), whereas males are far more likely to go to their partner than their family (27% compared to 5% for family)
Sources of information: by sex
Summary
Which, if any, of the following would you use to find information on sexual health and reproductive health? - by sex
Base: Total sample - Female (296) | Male (130)
This chart shows that:
73% of females and 49% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from a GP/ Nurse
68% of females and 66% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from an internet site
62% of females and 55% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from a sexual health service
35% of females and 18% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from friends
25% of females and 18% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from a pharmacist
18% of females and 5% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from family
18% of females and 27% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from a partner
12% of females and 11% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from social media
9% of females and 2% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from midwifery
4% of females and 8% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from TV
4% of females and 5% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from magazines
3% of females and 4% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from school/college/university
Less than 1% of females and 5% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from pornography
4% of females and 4% of males find information on sexual health and reproductive health from an other source
