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  • Title: Peru: reaching boys who sell sex.
    Author: Goicochea P.
    Journal: AIDS Watch; 1990; (11):2-3. PubMed ID: 12342909.
    Abstract:
    Sex educational programs should employ trained workers to reach the male adolescent population in Peru. Sexual activity for boys begins between 13-15 years which often involves a prostitute; hence, accurate sex information is needed for these adolescents. Magazines and other media forms are utilized by males to obtain sex information. These young boys are often misinformed about healthy sexual practices and contraception. Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are a problem for male adolescents; of the 92% of high school males who were sexually active, 23% had a STD infection. Poor economic conditions have contributed to young boys' engaging in sex for money such as prostitution and "fleteo". Private institutions have improved sex education by training educators to provide information on adolescent sexuality and by working directly with street children who sell sex. These outreach programs are concerned with emotional, economic, and sexual issues. Information about AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases are also provided by these organizations.
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