A recent survey carried out by NOIpolls has pointed out that 66% of Nigerians made love with strangers without protection.
The result of the survey, which was carried out in partnership with the National Agency for the Control of AIDS and AIDS Healthcare Foundation, revealed that only 34 percent of Nigerians actually use protection during sexual intercourse.
Executive Director of NOIpolls, Chike Nwangwu, said despite the low usage, 92 percent have heard about condoms and know about its use.
Our CEO Dr Chike Nwangwu @cnwangwu presenting findings from our recent poll on Condom Accessibility and Use in Nigeria.@NACANigeria @ahfafrica @SFHNigeria @UNFPANigeria#ICD https://t.co/QAbFPMmsRQ
— NOIPolls (@NOIPolls) February 12, 2020
The majority of Nigerians who use condoms revealed that they use it for family planning and to prevent unwanted pregnancy. Only 26 percent revealed that they use it for protection against STIs.
34% of Nigerians who don’t use condom stated that it is because it is against their religion. The South-East (58%) and South-South (55%) zones have the highest proportion of Nigerians who made this assertion.
See Twitter thread showing the result of the survey below…
The majority of Nigerians who claimed they use condoms disclosed that they use it for Family planning (32%) and protection against unwanted pregnancy (32%). 26% disclosed that they use it for protection against STIs. @cnwangwu#NOIPollsWednesday pic.twitter.com/qXLbF4BenU
— NOIPolls (@NOIPolls) February 12, 2020
An overwhelming 82% of Nigerians polled stated that it is very easy to purchase a condom in their locality.
The South-East zone (94%) has the highest proportion of Nigerians who made this assertion.#CondomWeek #ICD pic.twitter.com/JPxutr6SWw
— NOIPolls (@NOIPolls) February 12, 2020
36% of Nigerians think condoms should be sold at 50 naira while 27% thinks it should be sold from 300 naira and above.
Nigerians residing in the North-West (49%) has the highest percentage of those who think condoms should be sold from 300 naira and above. pic.twitter.com/9ML0l64lux
— NOIPolls (@NOIPolls) February 12, 2020
