Although over half of the youth polled in a recent survey were sexually active before the legal age of consent, many still have a very limited understanding of birth control.
The Survey of Adolescent and Youth Sexual Trends in Guyana, which was conducted by the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA), collected data from 392 persons between the ages of 14 and 25 as part of a larger project funded by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The project, titled “Choices,”