The 2021 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study 'point to a positive change in young people’s non-sexual risk behaviors,' says the University of the Philippines Population Institute.
Fewer Filipino youth are drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes, according to the 2021 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study of theAbout 10,949 randomly selected youth aged 15 to 24 from over 900 randomly selected barangays in the country participated in the comprehensive 2021 study.
“Some 45% of drinkers said they were drinking less during the pandemic, while 65% said they want to stop drinking,” the study said. The study did not release a specific number for smokers by region, but said Central and Western Visayas had the most youth smokers. According to the study, awareness of HIV/AIDS is at 76% in 2021, a 19% drop from 1994, when awareness was at its highest at 95%.