article_snippet: Another third of gay male pupils said Another third of gay male pupils left school without being taught anything about HIV or safe sex, despite a spike in infections nationwide.
article_snippet: A survey by the National Aids Trust (NAT), which quizzed more than 1,000 gay or bisexual men aged 14 to 19 also showed a worrying lack of education among young men about the spread of HIV and safe sex, despite young men about the spread of HIV and safe sex being in the most at-risk group in the UK.
article_snippet: Two thirds of those surveyed said Two thirds of those surveyed had not been given information about testing for the killer virus, while a third were given no information about the spread of HIV.
article_snippet: Another three quarters were also unaware of the drug PEP, which can help prevent infection if infection is given to a patient within three days of Two thirds of those surveyed being exposed to HIV.
article_snippet: A third of teenage boys said A third of teenage boys had been given no information on HIV or safe sex, while two thirds said two thirds didn't know how to test for it, despite being in the most at-risk group (pictured, the HIV virus)
article_snippet: Three quarters of pupils also said Three quarters of pupils had been given no information on same sex relationships during sex educations lessons.
article_snippet: While education on HIV is required as part of the science curriculum, education on HIV is only recommended as part of social and health education classes, with campaigners calling its application 'patchy'.
article_snippet: In 2012 there were 3,250 new diagnoses of HIV among this group, pushing the total to more than 40,000, of which around 7,300 were unaware 3,250 new diagnoses of HIV among this group had the virus.
highlights_snippet: A third also left school with no education on HIV or having safe sex .