HIV reduction campaign targets Thai youth

Many people, especially youth, perceive the use of condom as hindering the enjoyment of sex, despite the variety available, from extra slim to scented and fancy surfaces.

Therefore, HIV infection rates among youth are alarmingly high, primarily due to unsafe sexual practices, said Dr Suchada Jiamsiri, Deputy Director of the Division of AIDS and STIs at the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Disease Control.

“This encompasses individuals of diverse sexual orientations, including both males with males and females with females. Regrettably, these sexual encounters lack necessary protection”

Suchada highlighted that, while there is a high number of HIV infections among young people, the role of injected drug abuse, a potential source of infection, has decreased to less than 10% of the cases.