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Monday, March 26, 2012

Aids Saint John Says Sex Ed Key To Reducing HIV/AIDS

Aids Saint John plans to use a large portion of the 223 thousand dollars it received last week from the federal government to get the word out to young people about unsafe behaviour.

Aids Saint John Executive Director Julie Dingwell believes that is key to reducing the number of new cases along with sex education arguing its a myth to say if you teach sex education to young people, it encourages them to engage in sexual activity sooner.

Dingwell also sees a connection between HIV/AIDS and the outbreak of syphillis in the province along with the fact the chlamydia rates in New Brunswick are among the highest in the country.