Female condoms slowly gaining popularity - UNFPA report
NAIROBI, 11 August 2011 (PlusNews) - Long seen as the ugly step-child of HIV prevention, the female condom seems to be gaining popularity through grassroots campaigns, according to a new report by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).
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