Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2015 0:17:32 GMT 7
A new UN report cites the boom in hook-up apps as one of the drivers of a worsening HIV epidemic in Asia.
The report, released this week, found that HIV infections had surged among young people, aged 10-19, in the Asia-Pacific region. More than 220,000 young people in the region are now living with HIV.
One of the biggest at-risk groups is men who have sex with men (MSM), with the growth of hook-up apps earmarked as a cause for concern. Trans people, injecting drug users and sex workers are also at risk as HIV spreads.
Analysing data from Thailand, it notes: “Bangkok’s intensifying HIV epidemic among young MSM is largely a result of extensive sexual risk-taking, a higher number of partners, overall increased biological vulnerability through unprotected anal sex with an HIV positive partner, low uptake of HIV testing, and an earlier age of first sex – frequently in the low to mid-teens.
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The report, released this week, found that HIV infections had surged among young people, aged 10-19, in the Asia-Pacific region. More than 220,000 young people in the region are now living with HIV.
One of the biggest at-risk groups is men who have sex with men (MSM), with the growth of hook-up apps earmarked as a cause for concern. Trans people, injecting drug users and sex workers are also at risk as HIV spreads.
Analysing data from Thailand, it notes: “Bangkok’s intensifying HIV epidemic among young MSM is largely a result of extensive sexual risk-taking, a higher number of partners, overall increased biological vulnerability through unprotected anal sex with an HIV positive partner, low uptake of HIV testing, and an earlier age of first sex – frequently in the low to mid-teens.
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