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The United Nations Women Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Grace Ongile has expressed worry overlow use of female condom in Nigeria.

Ms. Ongile represented by Adekemi Ndieli at an event commemorating Global Female Condom Day 2014 recently in Abuja said the low awareness about female condoms among women has been a major issue affecting its use in Nigeria, stressing that it is as effective as the male condom, therefore, more awareness was needed to promote its accessibility.

Ndieli who revealed that 14 million female condoms are produced annually against nine billion for men noted that advocacy for the female condom from the community level was needed to stimulate demand and increase access and availability.

She disclosed that the National Demographic Health Survey (NDHS), 2013, reported that only 28.6 per cent of women in Nigeria know about female condom while less than 0.5 per cent use female condoms, noting that, teenage pregnancy is high in Nigeria while 23 per cent of young women from 15-19 years had started child-bearing, with 17 per cent who have had a child and 5 per cent that are pregnant with their first child.

Earlier, Associate Country Director, Oxfam, Mr. Marten De Vuyst said the essence of the programme was to give Nigerian women the choice in terms of using the female condom to protect themselves against HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) and also to have a say in the family planning, adding that women have the same right as men as respect to reproductive nature.

De Vuyst stressed that stakeholders should scale up campaign for the use of female condom as a barrier to the exchange of body fluids during sexual intercourse that could lead to HIV transmission.


Other stakeholders at the event  noted that the 2012 National HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey (NDHS 2013) revealed that HIV prevalence was higher among females (3.5%) than males (3.5%), adding that 60 per cent of people  living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa are women even though only 50 per cent of women are infected globally.


The stakeholders commended government's intervention on female condom programming in Nigeria, but stated that more should be done in the area of advocacy, availability, and accessibility and belief system of the people.


Meanwhile, the federal government has cautioned stakeholders in the health sector against the spread of HIV/AIDS in a bid to advocate for the use of female condom.


The Minister of Health, Dr Khaliru Alhassan said stakeholders in the sector should tread cautiously while introducing a new product into the market and to be cautious of what was being preached concerning the product.


Alhassan stated: “The usage of female condoms for eight hours should be between partners.  For instance, in the case of commercial sex workers, they can use the same condom for different persons without removing it and through that they can spread the virus, thereby defeating the aims.”


The event organised by the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH), was supported by United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA), United Access to Female Condoms (UAFC), Society for Family Health (SFH), Civil Society for Family Planning (CiSFP), and PathFinder International Nigeria.
 

Source: http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/concern-mounts-over-low-use-of-female-condom/196413/

its because most female find the female condom disgusting.

The only times I ever saw a female condom was during my service year when it was shared, it didn't get to me. I had to "look" at a friend's. The next time was when this NGO set up a free HIV testing spot near my office then. After testing you get a free female condom. Indeed, the awareness is poor. I don't even know how to use it at my age.

Gboliwe:
The only times I ever saw a female condom was during my service year when it was shared, it didn't get to me. I had to "look" at a friend's. The next time was when this NGO set up a free HIV testing spot near my office then. After testing you get a free female condom. Indeed, the awareness is poor . I don't even know how to use it at my age

Same here ooo....i don't even want to learn sef. That thing and tampon I fear them. Imagine make person go insert something wey no go gree comot when time reach? MBA! I no sabi that kian play.

Girls like it raw wetwetwetwet

Male condom is better, more enjoyable than the female

Is there need for female condom?


The guy is already wearing a condom...E no go sweet of both of them wear condom

I've never seen one.

Idowuogbo:

Same here ooo....i don't even want to learn sef. That thing and tampon I fear them. Imagine make person go insert something wey go no gree comot when time reach? MBA! I no sabi that kian play.

Idowuogbo:

Same here ooo....i don't even want to learn sef. That thing and tampon I fear them. Imagine make person go insert something wey go no gree comot when time reach? MBA! I no sabi that kian play.

My thoughts exactly! The thing may decide not to come out when it has to come out, then some small "eliza nurse" will use my yansh to experiment. I'll stick with the men's.

Low awareness of d use nd d importance of it is part of wot cos it

Following Ishilove... because front page is not far from her!



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condom for female!


*falls from a chair*
I'm still a virgin

Gboliwe:
The only times I ever saw a female condom was during my service year when it was shared, it didn't get to me. I had to "look" at a friend's. The next time was when this NGO set up a free HIV testing spot near my office then. After testing you get a free female condom. Indeed, the awareness is poor. I don't even know how to use it at my age.

That thing is like a handbag. How are. We supposed to fix it sef?

They showed us at the NYSC camp, but I still didn't understand it. All I know is that it is very big

Have never seen one in real life except in magazines and journals




It's because the way it's was made doesn't make it egronimus for use by the female

.no tell me say Na FG day concern again ni ?

stupid world we live in

Our forefathers didn't make use of condoms,why nw¿

Girls love skin diving....mostly nah men they even insist on putting rubber.

Can we see a picture of how the female condom looks like? Never seen one before

Geez,there are over a billion things to be concerned for..............not the low use of female condom

Owka... Women una don hear na...

ritababe:
Male condom is better, more enjoyable than the female

because yur not a male abi

K

natureblack:
Geez,there are over a billion things to be concerned for..............not the low use of female condom

i tell Yhu

The awareness is so poor...

You just have to be wise and act like the man you are.... Most of them want to trap you with pregnancy or marriage... Those kind of girls are big pooo

condralbede:
Girls love skin diving....mostly nah men they insist on putting rubber.

Can't imagine both partners using condoms during intercourse. Strange.

can someone enjoy sex with female condom?

Hmm

Na by force to straph woman?
If I wear Condom, the girl go wear condom join. We dey generate energy?
Men own don do. If man and woman wear condom at the same time, Na Boko and Militant be that, No joy for both of una. Una just dey do exercise. When una finish, then, Una fit commot the female condom start the original ...