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by Change | 10 Nov 2008

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A new study has found advice about alcohol should be part of sex education initiatives.

Advice on alcohol abuse should play a greater role in sex education programmes for teenagers, it has been claimed.

Studies carried out by the University of Sheffield indicated male and female attitudes towards sex differ, with young men being more likely to require the aid of alcohol.

Dr Mark Hayter, who carried out the research with Christina Harrison, a sexual health specialist nurse from Doncaster Primary Care Trust, said: "The young men … appeared to follow behaviour patterns that included pressuring girls to have sex, often with the use of alcohol."

He added that health clinics should treat these kinds of alcohol abuse as a higher priority, alongside providing advice about harmful drinking in sexual health promotion work.

Dr Hayter stated that sexual behaviour among young people is strongly influenced by social and contextual factors closely related to peer pressure, as well as alcohol consumption.

Last month, the Daily Mail reported the results of a sexual health clinic survey published in the International Journal of STD and AIDS, which found three-quarters of respondents admitted engaging in unprotected sex after drinking too much.

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