According to recent statistics released by the Population Survey International (PSI), Rwanda imports roughly 14 million condoms each year, local paper The New Times/AllAfrica.com reports (allafrica.com, 3/12).
However, officials note that the sub-Saharan African country has the lowest rate of condom usage, due to HIV stigma and limited availability of condoms in rural areas. To encourage condom use, the health ministry recently launched the final stage of a safe-sex education program called “Teach Me How to Use a Condom.” The New Times reports that this is the fourth stage of a campaign that has previously encouraged parents to talk to their kids about sex and abstinence.
“Though we are launching this campaign to teach our children about condom use, there are also some parents out there who equally need more knowledge on how a condom is used,” said health minister Dr. Jean Damascene Ntawukuriryayo. “The campaign doesn’t mean that we are putting abstinence off; abstinence is the first priority, but when one cannot abstain, the condom is the next option.”
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