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Report: Most teenagers have little knowledge about Aids

Nearly 77 per cent of Thai teenagers have little knowledge about Aids, according to a recent report by the Public Health Ministry.

Dr Paijit Warachit, permanent secretary for Public Health, Wednesday said this problem partly explained why about half of 321,650 Aids patients in the country were now between 25 and 34 years old.

"Such ratio reflects that so many of these patients have been infected with Aids during their teens," he said at a forum in Nakhon Pathom.

Citing the findings from his ministry's recent report on Aids situation as of September 30 this year, Paijit said the condom-use rate among teenagers during their casual sex was less than 50 per cent.

Paijit said having sex during school years without any condom could lead to various problems such as infections and unwanted pregnancies.

The Nation

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Report: Most teenagers have little knowledge about Aids

Nearly 77 per cent of Thai teenagers have little knowledge about Aids, according to a recent report by the Public Health Ministry.

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