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Article

7 Apr 2007

Author:
The Associated Press

Taiwan wants roadside betel nut saleswomen to promote safe sex

The government plans to have...women [who sell betel nuts at stands along Taiwan’s roadways] give their customers boxes containing condoms and an AIDS warning..."Research...has proved [that] the AIDS viruses are spread along the highways," Yang [Shih-yang, an official at the Center for Disease Control] said...referring to truckers and cab drivers engaging in prostitution or sex with multiple partners...Several of the saleswomen...said [the plan] could expose them to risk of assault...