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Mobile Dating Apps Spur HIV Epidemic Among Asia’s Teenagers, Says UN

Mobile Dating Apps Spur HIV Epidemic Among Asia’s Teenagers, Says UN

by The Daily Eye Team December 1 2015, 2:13 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 37 secs

Smartphone technology has increased the opportunities for casual sex and led to a spike in HIV infections among teenagers in Asia, researchers find United Nations research has found the growing use of mobile dating apps by young gay men is a major factor in a new HIV epidemic among teenagers in Asia, the Guardian can reveal. The report uncovered a surge of HIV infections among 10-19 years olds in the Asia-Pacific region, where more than half of the world’s 1.2 billion adolescents live. Asia’s Aids epidemic needs urgent action to prevent even more deaths Craig McClure The two-year study found that smartphone dating apps have expanded the options for spontaneous casual sex as never before.
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