The Epidemiologist Spoke About The Successes In The Fight Against The HIV Epidemic In The Russian Federation In The 1990s

The head of the Federal Scientific and Methodological Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS Vadim Pokrovsky spoke about this on the air of the radio station "Moscow speaking". According to him, earlier the HIV epidemic was only among drug users. “The sexual revolution that took place in the 90s in our country had its negative consequences, such as the spread of HIV infection, and its positive - indeed, people received knowledge and could be protected. As a matter of fact, we did not have an epidemic of HIV infection through sexual contact, perhaps precisely because in the late 80s and early 90s we were very good with sex education. And the epidemic went to another group - drug users, of whom there were literally thousands during the Soviet era, and in the 90s their number was already in the millions. Of course, this created unfavorable conditions, it is a reservoir of infection among drug users, from which all other groups are now infected. " The doctor considers it important to have proper sex education from childhood. According to Pokrovsky, if you study the history of mankind, you will notice that complete chastity and the refusal of education in matters of sex led only to hypocrisy and the spread of STDs. “Specialists need to be corrected here so as not to cause psychological damage. It is believed that if a child is somehow sexually oriented incorrectly, this will affect his further development. Think of the Catholic priests who have sex with children. It is clear that these are some kind of deviations of the psychic plan, so this is a common phenomenon. But it is possible that this is a consequence of some wrong upbringing of them, although it would seem religious. Complete abstinence and suddenly such an unexpected turn. " Earlier, Pokrovsky on the air of the radio station "Moscow speaking" said about the connection between the lack of sex education in schools and the spread of infertility. He noted that awareness of contraception can prevent transmission of STDs, which in turn affect fertility.