Female Condoms to Fight the HIV Epidemic

Washington - Although the community had failed to be accepted, re-promoted female condoms in Washingoton DC. Another aim was to reduce HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Charlene Cotton will speak to anyone about sex. Several days a week, he stood behind a table adorned with a bowl of condoms in various flavors and pamphlets on safe sex. He greeted each woman passing by the road, "Come to my desk. Do not be afraid."

She then asked, "Did you hear about female condoms?"

Then, to show how it works, she took a teaching aid in the form of condoms and human anatomy models.

Conversations about this is actually quite awkward to do at the curb. But Cotton is not ashamed. She's part of an effort to promote the city of Washington DC female condom. Hopes, their involvement can help stop the spread of HIV in Washington, which has the highest infection rates in the U.S..

A group of community members also handed out 500 000 female condoms, flexible bag that is larger than the male condom but the same length, during the session of instruction in beauty salons, barbershops, churches and restaurants.

Female condoms sold in some drug stores in Columbia, though less in demand, but Washington is the only city that allows people can obtain condoms women outside the health clinic. City officials began to promote, such as through websites, posters, bus 460 which is the third of the city fleet.

Ad shows a pair of humans who were embraced by a woman holding a condom package. This promotion will last for three months. "With the female condom for her pleasure point. Come on, try it," insisted the ad.

The question is if the promotion took place effectively, it means that the women would use a condom?

This is an important question in Washington.

A study in 2009 found the facts about 3% of the city's population aged over 12 living with HIV or AIDS. It was a severe epidemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention HIV/AIDS, which is considered an epidemic 'severe' when more than one percent of the population affected.

Washington DC is not the first city to distribute the female condom. New York City had previously promoted female condoms, to be exact since 1998. A group of people there handing out about 930 000 condoms, few know then.
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