E-SYS Quick Facts: Sexual Behaviours of Canadian Street Youth: How Risky Are They? [fact sheet]

This is a report from Enhanced Surveillance of Canadian Street Youth (E-SYS). E-SYS is a surveillance system that monitors rates of STIs, risk behaviours and health determinants in the Canadian street youth population. The data presented below are from the 1999, 2001, and 2003 cycles of E-SYS data collection. It shows that street youth frequently engage in high-risk behaviours, such as unprotected sex with multiple partners or sex while under the influence of drugs and alcohol.