PETALING JAYA: Malaysian AIDS Council vice-president Dr Dinesh Mahalingam said authorities should lower the minimum age of consent for HIV testing fro...
Sharifa Ezat said curiosity about sex among students and their engagement in high-risk sexual behaviour contribute to the increase in HIV infections among university students – Syed Azahar Syed Osman/theSunpix
“Reducing the minimum age of consent would allow medical and health professionals to educate young people on safe sex and align with global trends advocating lower testing ages.” Dinesh said approximately 32% of the 70,000 Malaysians living with HIV were not seeking treatment and this remains an issue in Malaysia’s approach to HIV treatment.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia public health medicine specialist Prof Dr Sharifa Ezat Wan Puteh said identifying high-risk students is challenging since many may not consent to being tested due to the stigma surrounding HIV. Sharifa Ezat said growing curiosity about sex among students and their engagement in high-risk sexual behaviour are the main factors contributing to the increase in HIV infections among university students.
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