Safe Sex Week in Jamaica, Female Condom Use at Forefront of Event

    GRANGEMOUTH, SCOTLAND, February 13, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The population of Jamaica is 2.7 million people, and of these, the proportion of people carrying the HIV virus is estimated to be around 47,000 or just under 2%. Almost 60% of females admit to never carrying a condom and Rudyard Spencer, the Minister of Health has recently appealed to the female populace to take more responsibility in both carrying and using condoms to restrict and prevent the spread of HIV. Whilst men traditionally buy condoms and rarely rely on their partners to take that responsibility, it is women who are commonly infected and suffer the deadly consequences. Women also don't take the responsibility seriously and leave their men to provide a condom.

Safe Sex Week in Jamaica is February 7th to 14th and this gives a unique opportunity to further reduce the devastating effects of the disease by using condoms. Some have argued that the latex used in the manufacture of condoms allows the HIV virus to pass through and therefore condom use does little to prevent the spread of AIDS. This has been shown to be untrue and the structure of latex is far too small to allow the virus to pass through. The condom has also been shown to be an effective barrier to other diseases such as Gonorrhoea, Chlamydia and Hepatitis B. The only real drawback of the condom is incorrect use and this can be easily remedied by effective sex education.

The Minister urged sexually active women to carry and use condoms and to also take the responsibility to purchase them. Traditionally they have been reluctant to do so, despite their proven effectiveness in preventing the spread of disease. Various studies from around the world have shown that 98% - 100% of users who use condoms correctly, even in high risk groups did not become infected. Even the World Health Organisation have declared that condoms are "the best defence" in preventing HIV and AIDS and this was after an exhaustive study of the various methods available.

Safe Sex Week will be marked by an event in Orange Park, Kingston at which people will be able to take a free HIV test, learn more about condom use and take advantage of 6,000 packs of condoms being given away. This event is part of the continuing series of education events to strengthen public awareness and encourage responsibility to use a very effective barrier to the AIDS virus - the humble Condom!

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