According to the Daily Mirror, alcohol is directly associated with unsafe sex. The results of 12 studies were analysed and it was revealed that each time the level of blood alcohol increased by 0.1mg/ml, the likelihood that unprotected sex would occur would increase by approximately 3%.

Participants were divided up and depending on the group they were allocated, had to drink certain amounts of alcohol or a placebo. They were then asked about whether they would have unprotected sex. The study hardly provides with any new platform from which to raise awareness and considering the study was based on intention and not real life situations, the results and conclusions are of little weight.

A spokesperson for the Terrence Higgins Trust states that we already know that alcohol allows us to make bad decisions and take risks and advises that if people suspect that they will get tipsy and make an unwise decision over the Christmas break, that they carry condoms with them in case. This is much better advice than the advice of NHS earlier this month which involved stocking up on the morning after pill before it becomes too difficult to obtain over the festive period!