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Sao Tome and Principe: Anyone for a female condom?

SÃO TOMÉ, 23 February 2009 (PlusNews) - Women in São Tomé and Príncipe have a new way to avoid unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.

In late January, the initial phase of a government programme, coordinated by the Reproductive Health Programme (known by the Portuguese-language acronym PSR) and the National Programme for the Fight Against AIDS (PNLS), began distributing 3,500 free female condoms.

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Sao Tome and Principe

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2009-02-23

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How to use it

Instructions on the use of the female condom

Why use it

Imagine a device that can be worn by a woman during sex...

The facts

Why female condoms should be accessible for all

Acceptability

Acceptance levels vary from 41 to 95 per cent

Effectiveness

Increased uptake and more consistent and continued contraceptive use

Variety

We need an increase in variety of female condoms