WorldAIDSDay: Why are HIV activists concerned about young, rural Canadians? – via healthing_ca LetsStopAIDS CATIEinfo theohtn AIDS Healthing healthnews
ADVERTISEMENTCanadians aged 15 to 29 make up a sizeable portion of HIV diagnoses — 27 per cent in males and 23.4 per cent in females in 2019 — according to. And while this younger cohort isn’t safe from contacting HIV, they also appear to be unaware of measures designed to protect them.Sex Lives Report 2022
Youth may also have different levels of health literacy, impacting their ability to understand their unique risks and challenges. To be accessible, the Teresa group explains, HIV educational materials need to use simple language, be available in multiple languages, and be paired with visual aids.The pandemic has also greatly impacted young Canadians’ behaviour when it comes to sexual health.
Thirty-two per cent of respondents who were diagnosed with an STI between April to June 2022 also did not receive treatment. Gonorrhea was the most reported STI diagnosis, at 54 per cent, with chlamydia in second at 11 percent, Hepatitis B at 11 per cent, and HIV in fourth at eight per cent.
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