What is really going on with STIs in Indigenous kids?

In Aboriginal Health, Safer sex, Sex & relationships education, Sexual Activity, Sexual, gendered & partner violence, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), Young people

March 14, 2018

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The Age, 10 March 2018

Detailed new statistics on sexually transmitted infections among Indigenous children in the Northern Territory reveal the number of cases is declining and there is little evidence to link STI rates to child abuse.

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By J Pope March 14, 2018

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