While 78% of South Africans are seriously concerned about HIV/Aids, an astonishing 58% are still having unprotected sex with partners whose sexual history they do not know.
These were two of the results of Durex’s eighth annual online global sex survey in which more than 3 000 South Africans were asked about their sexual activities.
Participating in the survey were 350 000 people from 41 countries.
Commenting on the results, sexologist Dr Bernard Levinson said that South Africans are still living under the delusion that ”it’s not going to be me”.
The survey showed that of the South Africans who completed the questionnaire, 21% have never received any formal sex education.
On a lighter note, the survey also showed that South Africans spend on average 19 minutes on foreplay with the British spending 22,5 minutes.
The findings also showed that 55% of South African women have faked an orgasm in the last year, compared with 15% of men.
Levinson criticised the survey for having been internet-based and thus confined to an ”exclusive, yuppie group of young people”.
”This is the group most at risk to HIV because they are also taking drugs,” he said. – Sapa