The Youth Dangerously Exposing Themselves In ‘Treatment’ After Unprotected Sex.
He admitted that the rate at which children in the
10-24 year age bracket were engaging in unprotected sex was very alarming, a
situation that was worsened by the fact that they were accessing post exposure
treatment at the various drops off points for HIV/AIDS drugs and condoms.
“Once the youth develops a habit of using the ARVs after
every exposure, the bodies become accustomed to the treatment and if they
unfortunately contract the virus it becomes impossible to deal with the viral
load thus making the carrier a time bomb and a threat to the healthy youngsters
as they fail to respond to any form of treatment,” lamented the coordinator.
The proliferation of weekend sex parties in institutions of
higher learning and secluded homesteads around the urban centers required
concerted efforts by all stakeholders, he said, otherwise these overly sexually
generation might end up decimating themselves.
He appealed to parents to very vigilant during the December
holidays adding that most of the new HIV/AIDS infections amongst the youth
occurred during such periods.
According to a survey carried out recently, the high number
of institutions of higher learning within Thika, Juja and Ruiru Towns contributed
to the alarming spread of the virus in Kiambu County. It has been established
that the preference of HIV/AIDS within Thika and its environs has continued to
escalate for the last 5 years.
Entertainment joints within the for mentioned urban centers
overflow with college going students almost on a daily basis with some of the
college girls turning into commercial sex workers and strippers to benefit from
the robust cash that is circulating within the said towns.
Maina concluded by calling on religious organizations and
NGOs dealing with youth to engage them on morality and positive values of life.
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