An 11-year-old boy in Thailand contracted AIDS from his 18-year-old girlfriend, causing the Thai people to comprehensively reflect on the sex education of teenagers. (Image/Photo from Pexels)
In an era of information explosion, teenagers can easily obtain private knowledge through various channels that adults cannot disclose to others. Therefore, correct sexual education and concepts for teenagers have become an urgent issue. Recently, an incident occurred in Thailand that shocked medical staff. An 11-year-old boy sought medical treatment for a sexually transmitted disease, but declined the hospital’s HIV test because he knew very well that his 18-year-old sexual partner was an AIDS patient. , he was very sure that he was infected by her.
According to a report by Thai media “Phuket Gazette” (The Thaiger), Thailand’s popular Facebook fan page “Aggressivenotdoctor” revealed a medical incident. An 11-year-old boy sought medical help because of pus-like discharge from his genitals. When doctors recommended he get an HIV test, the boy said it was not necessary because his 18-year-old partner was HIV-positive and he believed he had contracted the virus from her.
This case has triggered widespread attention and discussion on social media, because this incident highlights the urgent need for Thailand to comprehensively promote universal sex education, especially for adolescents who are full of curiosity about sex, and they can now easily obtain a lot of wrong information from the Internet. Without proper guidance and education, children are at greater risk than in the past.
A netizen who works in the medical field shared a similar experience. He recalled that he once informed a middle school student that his HIV test result was positive. The student responded with a chilling confidence. , suggesting that if he was infected, it was likely that “his entire classroom would be infected.”
The exchange between the 11-year-old patient and the doctor raised serious questions among Thai people about the sexual health awareness of Thai teenagers. There is an urgent need for public dialogue and education about sexual health to prevent the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. It also calls attention to the legal and moral implications of regulating underage sex, particularly where there is a large age gap between partners, as was the case with this 11-year-old boy and his 18-year-old girlfriend.
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2024-04-02 10:09:03
