Protecting Yourself From STDs for Better Sexual Health in the Philippines
Sexually transmitted diseases are some of the most contagious diseases. They are serious illnesses that require treatment. Some, such as HIV, are not yet curable and can be deadly. Knowing more about the diseases can help you learn how you can protect yourself better.
STDS can be transmitted through oral, vaginal, or anal sex.
However, trichomoniasis may be spread through contact with damp or moist objects. Toilet seats, wet clothing, and towels are some of the most common possibilities, though sexual contact remains the most common reason.
Those who are more prone to contracting sexually transmitted diseases are those who forego using a condom during oral, vaginal, or anal sex.
The risk of contracting STDs also increases when a person has more than one sexual partner or if their sexual partner is regularly intimate with other partners as well. Sex workers, as well as those who share needles when using recreational drugs intravenously are considered at high risk of getting infected with sexually transmitted diseases.
STD Statistics and Sexual Health in the Philippines
In the Philippines, syphilis, HPV, HSV, and HIV infections are some of the most commonly sexually transmitted diseases in the Philippines. From 2011 to 2018, there was a total of 665 syphilis patients, 2,053 HPV patients, and 977 herpes patients. HIV positive individuals reached 58,181 from January 1984 to August 2018.
With the improvements being done about the state of sexual health in the Philippines, we should be able to address, monitor, and overcome these diseases, step by step.
Key Takeaway
Although sexual health in the Philippines still has a long way to go, it is slowly becoming at par with world standards. City health workers are educating the masses and informing women everywhere of their rights. The LGBTQ community are also no longer being discriminated against and have equal access to information and health care. Slowly but surely, we will be able to achieve the true definition of sexual health in the Philippines.
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