The National STD/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP) of the Ministry of Health states that HIV infections amongst the nations youth has actually increased owing to aspects such as making use of cellphones and modern innovation to find partners, as well as the lack of appropriate sex education.The Director of NSACP and Specialist in Community Medicine, Dr.
Vindya Kumarapeli, stated that 15% of the HIV cases reported last year were young people aged between 15 and 24 years.Speaking at a press conference held at the Health Promotion Bureau, Dr Kumarapeli stressed that the variety of brand-new HVI-infected patients is quickly increasing, with 694 new cases reported within the past year.Especially when taking a look at the data offered on the youths, 15% of new clients are between the ages of 15 to 24.
When we look into this even more, we see that the reason for this is seeking partners through numerous modern-day innovations consisting of cellphones, or not getting appropriate sex education.
Things like dependency to certain drugs contribute to an increase in new infections among youths, she added.