Are safe sex messages effective in reducing STIs?

25 February, 2013 | By Eileen Shepherd

Are safe sex messages effective in reducing STIs? What do you think?

Last week Nursing Times reported that the number of gay and bisexual men contracting HIV rose over the past 20 years because of a rise in the number having unprotected sex. According to new research the number of UK men who have sex with men (MSM) having intercourse without a condom rose by 26% between 1990 and 2010.

Is the current approach to safe sex education appropriate?
How can health professionals change sexual behaviour in at risk groups?

Unprotected sex driving rise in numbers contracting HIV

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Anonymous | 05-Mar-2013 10:58 AM

Safe sex education is important but as soon as alcohol is introduced into the equation, education is forgotten/discarded. We can't tackle one without the other.

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