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Each year there’s almost four million cases of sexually transmitted infections among teenagers. According to the Centers for Disease STI’s have increased dramatically in the last few years. Y-Press journalist Samantha Swan spoke with 16-year-old Paige Rawl; she’s a peer sex educator and has been HIV positive since birth. She has found it’s sometimes easier for kids to learn and talk about sexually transmitted infections from their peers.
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Each year there’s almost four million cases of sexually transmitted infections among teenagers. According to the Centers for Disease STI’s have increased dramatically in the last few years. Y-Press journalist Samantha Swan spoke with 16-year-old Paige Rawl; she’s a peer sex educator and has been HIV positive since birth. She has found it’s sometimes easier for kids to learn and talk about sexually transmitted infections from their peers.
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