NAS tribe of 2017 on Nostr: (Forgot to incl climate change) From 2018 STDs in L.A. County are skyrocketing. ...
(Forgot to incl climate change)
From 2018
STDs in L.A. County are skyrocketing. Officials think racism and stigma may be to blame
Some blame underfunding of STD prevention programs
There’s also speculation that people are having sex with more partners because of hookup apps
Gay and bisexual men make up the vast majority of new syphilis cases
In L.A. County, syphilis rates among African American women are 6x higher than white women and 3x higher than Latina women
https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-std-stigma-20180507-htmlstory.html
From 2018
STDs in L.A. County are skyrocketing. Officials think racism and stigma may be to blame
Some blame underfunding of STD prevention programs
There’s also speculation that people are having sex with more partners because of hookup apps
Gay and bisexual men make up the vast majority of new syphilis cases
In L.A. County, syphilis rates among African American women are 6x higher than white women and 3x higher than Latina women
https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-std-stigma-20180507-htmlstory.html