greater number of female students said they had intercourse with only one
constant partner as the method to protect them against STIs (47% vs 28%).
Among sexually active students, 4% reported that they have been medically
diagnosed as having a sexually transmitted infection.
There were many reasons why students did not always use condoms.  The
six most common reasons reported were; don t plan, single partner, loss of
sensation, impaired judgement due to alcohol, prefer other methods and
loss of spontaneity. Availability and cost were also issues for some.
Comparing the reasons between males and females, a higher proportion of
female students in comparison to male students said single partner or
preferred other methods were reasons for non use of condoms (Figure 11).
A higher proportion of males in comparison to females stated they don't
plan, that availability and cost were reasons for non use of condoms.  
Figure 11: Reasons for Non use of Condoms by gender
Don t plan
22
17
Single partner
13
23
Loss of sensation
13
10
11
Alcohol
9
7
Prefer other methods
12
Loss of spontaneity
10
9
Availability
7
4
Cost
6
3
Males
Females
0 5
10
15
20
25 
(%)
4.9 SUBSTANCE USE   TOBACCO, ILLEGAL DRUGS, ALCOHOL
4.9.1. Tobacco
One in four (27%) students reported smoking regularly or occasionally. The
average number of cigarettes smoked was seven cigarettes per day with
males smoking more than females and second years smoking more than
other years. The average number of years as a smoker was five years, with
male students smoking for a longer period of time than females and third
year male students smoking longer than others. The average age when
students started to smoke was 15 years. However, one in four students
waited until they were 17 years or older to start smoking (Table 15).
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