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Wednesday, 27 April 2005 15:22 | BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk
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Nurses have expressed concern for teenager’s sexual health at the Royal College of Nursing’s annual conference.
School nurses said they had become aware of a group sex activity known as “daisy-chaining” where acts were performed with multiple partners.
The practice has raised fears over teenage pregnancy and the spread of sexually transmitted infections.
Judy McRae, a sexual health nurse in London, explained that “daisy-chaining”, which is said to be similar to “swinging”, involves groups of older teenagers visiting each other’s homes and having sex. She said it was only just starting to be addressed by health professionals.
The RCN conference heard of a case involving a 14-year-old boy who had contracted HIV through sexual activity. The boy was said to have not realised someone so young could be diagnosed with HIV.
Peer pressure was cited as the main reason for teenagers becoming sexually active at increasingly younger ages.
Nurses said the problem was indicative of how school nurses’ roles had changed from giving jabs and checking for head lice to providing sexual health advice and treating the effects of binge drinking and drug abuse.
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