According to a round-up of data published by the Schools Health Education Unit, 12- to 15-year-olds in 2001 knew less about the risks of unprotected sex and sharing needles than their counterparts in 1995.
Awareness of HIV/Aids was greater among young women than young men in some year groups, with the best knowledge displayed by 14- to 15-year-old young women.
Little change was seen in the numbers of young people who reported they would take care not to get infected with HIV - this went from around 89 per cent in 1995 to around 86 per cent in 2001.
A spokesperson for the unit, which gathered data from a wide range of school surveys, said a recent discovery was that the more young people feel in control of their health, the less likely they are to worry about HIV/Aids.
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