Young People’s Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Education: A Reconsideration of AIDS Policies in Thailand (1984–2011)

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  • Chiba Mina
    Junior Researcher/Assistant Professor, Organization for Regional and Inter-regional Studies, Waseda University Visiting Scholar, Waseda University Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (Research Group “Development and Human Rights”)

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  • 若者のリプロダクティブ・ヘルスとHIV／エイズ教育―タイのエイズ政策（1984年–2011年）の再考―
  • ワカモノ ノ リプロダクティブ ・ ヘルス ト HIV/エイズ キョウイク : タイ ノ エイズ セイサク(1984ネン-2011ネン)ノ サイコウ

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<p>Thailand’s AIDS policy in the 1990s is well known as having been a global success in terms of preventing new HIV infections. The factors behind this success include the “100% condom use program” that promoted high condom use in the sex industry, an AIDS awareness campaign, and intensive HIV/AIDS education. In recent years, however, the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STI) among the youth, and an increase in the pregnancy rate among teenagers, have become social problems in Thailand. It has often been pointed out that this is associated with previous AIDS policies. This article considers, therefore, the social impact of Thailand’s AIDS policies during the period 1984–2011, with a focus on HIV/AIDS education, from the perspective of promoting youth reproductive health. As a case study, it suggests that it is essential, for the promotion of the long-term reproductive health of young people, that AIDS policies include a consideration of human rights of those people living with HIV and of key populations at higher risk for HIV, as well as a comprehensive HIV/AIDS education program that empowers young people.</p>

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