A number of young people believe that STIs and HIV can be transmitted by sharing glasses or eating utensils, using the same toilet as an infected person, poor personal hygiene and mosquito bites. Young urban barrio residents in Buenos Aires, Argentina, argued that the HIV virus is transmitted through the saliva of homosexuals. A number of case studies highlight how young people underestimate the risks they face. Sources of information Information on sexuality, conception, pregnancy, contraception, and disease is rarely imparted by teachers , health professionals or parents. The main sources of information are friends and the media.
Friends are important sources of information about sex.
In Indonesia, peers outrank parents as the main sources of information on sexual matters for both sexes. However, young women are more likely to ask their parents, usually mothers, about sexual matters than young men are. Young people appear to prefer to obtain information on different aspects of sexuality and sexual behaviour from different sources. Health care providers are rarely cited as a major source of information. Case studies in Argentina, Kenya, Peru and the Philippines explored young people's impressions of sex education in schools.