They don't seem to do throat swabs here so it's likely many men are carriers without knowing. Urine test won't pick it up, BTW men can get it from oral sex on a woman i did
Girlfriends have secret thai boyfriends so never totally safe, plus a test for everything incl MG etc is thousands of baht, better to stick with the usual suspects unless have symptoms
Condoms are not as effective as PrEP and doxy PEP simply because condoms get removed or can break. HIV cases dropped when gay men moved from this "use a condom" mantra to PrEP.
Anyway you haven't been to Thailand for a long time so experience is well out of date
The problem is people eat the wrong carbs, deep fried chips, pizzas, cakes, pastries, ice cream, it's not difficult but people get confused easily, avoid processed food often high fat
If you are in Pattaya there are potholes and raised drains everywhere best thing to do is slow down to avoid them, YSS shocks did nothing for me. It's not the Click, same other scooters
People often wrongly think if they pay more it's better and worth it, often not, unnecessary filler tests to look good. Do you even know what you're looking for?
In UK the NHS was generally good so most people didn't want or need private health insurance, i had it up to 35 with employers but it's not something you continue usually
If people are with insurance companies who could deny claims and some are more likely than others then of course it would be sensible to self insure for that eventuality