Sex Harm reduction

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1.1 safer sex programmes
1.2 legalized prostitution
1.3 sex work , hiv

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safer sex programmes

many schools provide safer sex education teen , pre-teen students, may engage in sexual activity. since adolescents going have sex, harm-reductionist approach supports sexual education emphasizes use of protective devices condoms , dental dams protect against unwanted pregnancy , transmission of stis. runs contrary abstinence-only sex education, teaches educating children sex can encourage them engage in it.

these programmes have been found decrease risky sexual behaviour , prevent sexually transmitted diseases. reduce rates of unwanted pregnancies. abstinence programmes not appear affect hiv risks in developed countries no evidence available other areas.

legalized prostitution

since 1999 countries have legalized prostitution, such germany (2002) , new zealand (2003). however, in countries practice prohibited. gathering accurate statistics on prostitution , human trafficking extremely difficult. has resulted in proponents of legalization claiming reduces organized crime rates while opponents claim converse. dutch prostitution policy, 1 of liberal in world, has gone , forth on issue several times. in period leading 2015 third of officially sanctioned work places had been closed down again after reports of human trafficking. prostitutes opposed see theft of livelihood

sex work , hiv

despite depth of knowledge of hiv/aids, rapid transmission has occurred globally in sex workers. relationship between these 2 variables increases risk of transmission among these populations, , associated them, such sexual partners, children, , population @ large.

many street-level harm-reduction strategies have succeeded in reducing hiv transmission in injecting drug users , sex-workers. hiv education, hiv testing, condom use, , safer-sex negotiation decreases risk disease. peer education harm reduction strategy has reduced risk of hiv infection, such in chad, method cost-effective per infection prevented.