Free Condom Distribution Strategy –Kenyan
Experience
5TH Workshop on HIV TRANSMISSION
Principles of Intervention
Embu District Youth Initiative -2010
Author :G.Rugaita
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ISSUES
• Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2008/2009 Preliminary results
revealed that of respondents who in the last 12 months had sex with two
or more partners, only 32 percent of women and 37 percent of men
reported using a condom.
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Despite Condom promotion being a principle aim in the 2005-2010
Kenyan National HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan towards reducing HIV
infections, provision of condoms to those most in need remains
challenged by factors like, the social stigma/embarrassments
associated with the procurement and use of condoms ,provider bias,
ready physical access, religious /moral concerns , poor appeal in
packaging.
• Access to health facilities for condoms and reproductive health
education continues to proved limiting due to stigma associated with
seeking services there, community approaches through a peer to
peer model of educative sessions provides for more understanding
and reach.
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Description
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Embu District Youth Development Initiative works through that primary
intervention of enhancing free condom and education sessions in coordination
with Government, through the Health facilities ,NASCOP, civil society
organizations and NGOs aligning towards HIV/AIDS prevention programs.
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Through its network of 50 youth led organization it provides targeted condom
distribution that provide rapid progress on the fundamental necessity for
making condoms readily available when and where people need them. It has
availed up to 40 Cartons of 4800 (pcs) each from April 2008 to date
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Lessons Learned
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Access to condoms for youths should be enhanced accompanied by health
educational programs.
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Condom distribution programmes can operate on a fairly large scale in
resource poor environments with affordable costs.
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Reaching men with effective condom promotion messages is key in
communities where sexual decision making is male dominated.
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Availability of female condoms ?
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Condoms as a contraceptive also needs a lot of education ........
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Summary
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Treatment remains an essential component of comprehensive HIV/AIDS
programmes; However Condom promotion should be enhanced as a strategy
and part of a package of comprehensive primary HIV prevention through
behaviour change.
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Acknowledgment
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Embu District Youth Development Initiative
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Strategic Sustainable solutions –Kenya
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National Aids AND sti Control Programme (Nascop)
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Kenya National Aids Control Council (NACC)
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Ministry of Health Medical Services and Public Health –Kenya
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For more information please contact us through the contact details below
:
Strategic Sustainable Solutions-Kenya
Email:[email protected] or [email protected]
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