Travel Health - Fact Sheets
Below you will find various Fact Sheets that may help you with your travel planning.
Sexual Health and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Recent research has shown an alarming incidence of unprotected sexual contact in overseas business and holiday travellers.
- An estimated 90% of overseas sex workers in some cities have HIV and hepatitis B.
- Abstinence is the only way to completely avoid all sexually transmissible diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B, gonorrhoea, syphilis, chlamydia, herpes and warts.
- The next best thing is to practice safe sex procedures such as using a condom with water-based lubricant. It is wise to take Australian condoms as these are made to Australian standards.



