Experts claim use of apps and social media to find sexual partners,combined with ignorance approximately HIV born of social stigma, have increased infectionWhile technology may have strengthened the fight against HIV and Aids in many countries, and in Pakistan it has led to an increase in HIV infection among young people,health experts and activists have warned.
Mobile apps and social media have opened recent avenues for social encounters in the conservative south Asian country. For homosexual men and male sex workers in specific, smartphones provide a degree of sexual liberation, or a way of connecting with partners away from the streets. Related: How HIV found its way to a remote corner of the Himalayas Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com