Do you have a condom?

Do you have any condoms?

Now Damien knows all about condoms, but he doesn't sell them.

Only 16 of them use one of the modern methods of contraception (condom 3 , IUD 7 , pill 5 ), while 33 of them use some of the traditional methods (interrupted intercourse).

Amy Lockwood Selling condoms in the Congo

I don't know why. I did not ask for a condom.

Also, the use of condoms is unlikely in such situations.

The Panel finds that it was reasonable and prudent for Iran to provide safe drinking water and sanitation facilities to the refugees in order to prevent the spread of communicable diseases.

What is it that you think about just before you get a condom?

It's not surprising, because only three percent of people in the DRC use condoms.

So they could supply pills and condoms throughout the country, in every village of the country.

The percentage of condom use in most recent sexual relations within the general population shows rapid growth and in fact looks set to rise soon to 100 per cent, thanks to the policy of the Family Welfare Association (APROFAM) to ensure widespread availability of contraceptives.

They name the condoms things like Vive, to live or Trust.

Condoms are the most effective means of protection against STIs, yet less than half of all people at risk of HIV infection are able to obtain them, often simply because not enough are being produced .

Now these are not the kinds of things that someone is thinking about just before they go get a condom.

And the private companies that sell condoms in these places, they understand this.

Which is why, in part, donor agencies provide condoms at low or no cost.

Joseph and Christine, who run a pharmacy where they sell a number of these condoms, said despite the fact that donor agencies provide them at low or no cost, and they have marketing campaigns that go along with them, their customers don't buy the branded versions.

Community awareness campaigns, the promotion of condom use and the distribution of educational materials were also expanded.

Very few women have access to contraception such as condoms, and they find it hard to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases, particularly HIV AIDS.

The consistent use of condoms plays a central role in HIV prevention among sex workers and their clients.

And it turns out that there are three main messages used by the donor agencies for these condoms fear, financing and fidelity.

This is indicative of the implementation of the Population Strategy for 2001 2010 and Safe Motherhood Programme for 2003 2010 as well as other effective measures like marketing of condoms.

And so while I was in the DRC, I spent a lot of time talking to people about condoms, including Damien.

A woman's main constraint in using male or female condoms is ultimately the agreement of her partner.

Furthermore, it may undermine women's negotiating power by removing the need for condoms as a form of birth control.

How do you have safer sex, how do you use a condom regularly if there hasn't been disclosure?

The estimate also provides for medical evacuation, hospitalization and specialized medical services, vaccines, prophylactic condoms and other medical supplies.

Furthermore, our schools health and prevention programme provides information on HIV to all students and distributes condoms free of charge.

Female condoms are even less readily available, despite the fact that they allow women more control over their sexual relations.

And, in fact, among people who know some contraceptive methods better, do also know some traditional ones.

Well, it is more common with multiple partners, there is less condom use, and there is age disparate sex that is, older men tend to have sex with younger women.

A national campaign has been set up especially aimed at young people, called I play safe or I don't play at all', in which using a condom is presented as the norm.

According to a recent survey, more than 60 per cent of women used contraceptives, mainly the intrauterine device.

According to the Population Council, the dramatic rise in the frequency of unprotected sex amongst married couples is driven not only by the implication of infidelity or distrust associated with certain forms of contraception such as condoms, but also by a strong desire to become pregnant On average, 80 per cent of unprotected sexual encounters among adolescent girls occurred within marriage .

When it comes to the battle against AIDS, it is absolutely pivotal to encourage young people to follow the ABC strategy abstain, be faithful or use condoms.

Women who engage in high risk behaviour may often do so because they want to please their male partners or because they have difficulty in convincing them to wear condoms.

The decision to practice contraception is affected by six factors the strength of the motivation to avoid pregnancy knowledge about contraception costs of practicing contraception, specifically perceptions of the social, cultural, and religious acceptability of contraception perceptions of the husband's opposition to family planning health concerns about contraception and access to family planning of acceptable quality.

99 urban married women know about contraception, 40 have practiced it at least once and 31 were practicing at the time of compilation of the PIHS 2001 02.

You should always use a condom, and yet, in her relationship, she's not empowered what's going to happen?

Not only were women subjected to rape and sexual assault, but they were at risk in monogamous and long term relationships on account of male infidelity and refusal to use condoms.

Like, Mother takes the pill every night.

The Directorate of First degree Health Care of the Ministry of Health and Welfare in co operation with the Directorate of Health Education and Information have proceeded to printing the following leaflets a) Contraceptive methods determination of fertility , b) Do you want to avoid abortion?

Act No. 64 69, banning contraception, had been replaced in 2000 by Act No. 01 2000 liberalizing access to contraception.

To spread information about family planning, premature pregnancy, contraceptive methods and other issues.