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40% of people who have Sexually Transmitted Infections have unprotected sex after getting drunk and not know their partners
A number of people with HIV have had about 10 partners

40% of people who have Sexually Transmitted Infections have unprotected sex after getting drunk and not know their partners

A number of people with HIV have had about 10 partners

By Vijay Narayan
17/08/2023
Head of Family Health of the Ministry of Health Doctor Rachel Devi

There are worrying concerns as more than 40 percent of people who have Sexually Transmitted Infections have unprotected sex after getting drunk and not knowing their partners at all.

Head of Family Health of the Ministry of Health, Doctor Rachel Devi has revealed on fijivillage Straight Talk With Vijay Narayan that this is really concerning and is presenting a serious situation with the staggering increase in new HIV cases last year.

Doctor Devi says their last analysis also shows a number of people with HIV have had about 10 partners.


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