SINGAPORE: Singapore doctors have said that more sex education is needed in the country following a new survey that shows “poor choices” for contraception being used by couples in the country. According to an online survey published by the Singapore Planned Parenthood Association (SPPA), the most common action to prevent pregnancy remains the “withdrawal” method. The result has left doctors and experts pushing for greater sex education in the country, including on contraceptive methods. SPPA vice-president Edward Ong said the survey results “reflect the failure of contraception education in Singapore. “The withdrawal method is not a contraception method at all. In fact, it is a situation where things are out of control,” he said. The survey, which was completed by 1,790 respondents in 2010, showed that the percentage of Singaporeans who said they used the withdrawal method doubled from 10.5 percent in 1999 to 21.3 percent in 2010. However, there were some positive signs in the study, which reported that condoms were still the top contraceptive measure for couples. In the 1999 and 2010 surveys, 23.5 percent and 41 percent of respondents, respectively, said that they had used condoms.
