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Posted on 06/27/2002 12:15:14 PM PDT by Polycarp
The [UN] report claims that most women desire children, and are thus unwilling to use prophylactics that also act as contraceptives. The report states that "In a number of Western and Central African countries, the difficulty in promoting the use of condoms is compounded by the fact that the large majority of women who are sexually active intend to become pregnant; therefore, they are not likely to resort to using the condom."
UN REPORT SUGGESTS CONDOMS ARE NOT THE ANSWER TO AIDS EPIDEMIC
¨ According to a United Nations report released on June 23, the UN's massive effort to supply the world with condoms in a bid to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS is failing. After exhaustive analysis of survey data from developing countries around the world, the Population Division of the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs has concluded that the ready availability of condoms has not significantly altered individuals' sexual behavior.
¨ In "HIV/AIDS, Awareness and Behaviour," the Population Division bluntly asserts that "Much effort has been spent on promoting the prophylactic use of condoms as part of AIDS prevention. However, over the years, the condom has not become more popular among couples." The report goes on to claim that, despite widespread knowledge of AIDS and easy access to condoms, "Only a small percentage of respondents began using condoms to prevent HIV transmission. Fewer than 8 per cent of women in all countries surveyed reported that they had changed their behaviour by using condoms. Among married women, the percentages were particularly low."
¨ The report claims that most women desire children, and are thus unwilling to use prophylactics that also act as contraceptives. The report states that "In a number of Western and Central African countries, the difficulty in promoting the use of condoms is compounded by the fact that the large majority of women who are sexually active intend to become pregnant; therefore, they are not likely to resort to using the condom."
¨ In what may come as a surprise to "safe sex" advocates such as the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the report contends that the only significant behavioral change has been towards more monogamous relationships. The report states that, "Among those respondents, whether male or female, who did change their behaviour, the most frequently cited change had entailed confining sexual activity to one partner." The study also concludes that "In several countries, a significant number of men...reported that they had discontinued sexual contacts with prostitutes to avoid getting infected."
¨ During the recent UN Child Summit, the US delegation's efforts to further encourage sexual abstinence and monogamy were defeated, mainly at the behest of the European Union. It is possible that, in light of the findings of the Population Division, the US position will gain prominence in future UN debates on AIDS prevention.
¨ On May 24, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appointed former UNFPA head Nafis Sadik as his special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Asia. Under Sadik's direction, UNFPA was the world's largest supplier of condoms, and UNFPA's AIDS-prevention program focused overwhelmingly on the promotion of condom use. It is unclear how Sadik will integrate the conclusions of the Population Division report into her new initiative. According to a UN press release, Sadik will be responsible for spear-heading "an expanded, multisectoral response to HIV/AIDS" throughout Asia.
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What! When they could have condoms for the asking?!! Must be a heartbreaking disappointment for the UN.
Remember the Kosovo refugees? It was reported that the UN (the US?) sent them "health food" and contraceptives; what they wanted was real food (and cigarettes).
and disappointment, no doubt.
L'Osservatore Romano Weekly Edition in English
19 April 2000, Page 9
Stopping the Spread of HIV/AIDS: Prophylactics or Family Values?
Mons. Jacques Suaudeau, Pontifical Council for the Family
Other risk-enhancers for AIDs are lack of male circumcision, frequency of anal heterosexual sex, sex during mensuration (female's vagina is less protected by immune system during that time), and sex with young girls (where tears and abrasions are more likely).
Handing out condoms to every person in Africa will stop AIDs and related diseases the same way the condom passing and safe sex message has stopped the spread of AIDs and related diseases among promicuous homosexual men in the US - it won't.
In Africa, a lot of self proclaimed healers give shots of Penicillin etc. and don't know how to sterilize needles. This spread HIV.
In Africa, if you hurt, the local healer takes a knife and makes a shallow cut over the painful part and rubs in herbs to relieve the pain. The knives are not sterilized. This spreads HIV.
When I was in Africa, every village had a "pill lady" funded by the government. But our hospital had to get private funding to start a Nutrition scout program to identify malnourshed kids for intervention (simple food supplements, and also trained to give first aid and WHO Rehydration fluid for diarrhea, a common cause of death). Our hospital also got private funds to encourage well digging (people dug the wells, we provided the pumps) so that women didn't have to hike 2 miles to get muddy contaminated water in the dry season.
In other words, lots of money for pills and condoms. Little money for the real problems.
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