Children catch gonorrhoea
HUNDREDS of children under 16 contracted sexually transmitted diseases in Scotland last year, according to figures from the Scottish Government.
Now fears have been raised that messages about safe sex are not getting through and the British Medical Association in Scotland has renewed calls for improved sex education in schools.
The figures, released yesterday, showed there were 181 cases of chlamydia, 62 cases of genital warts, 13 cases of herpes and ten cases of gonorrhoea. Health Minister Shona Robison said the Scottish Government was committed to tackling the issue.
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