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Exploring The Universal Access To Female Condoms (UAFC) Project In The City Of Kumba, Cameroon. 2010-2011
Background
Female condoms are barrier contraceptive methods that provide protection against conception and acquisition of STIs including HIV. Female condoms are also a barrier that can be used and controlled largely by female. It is said to improve autonomy and empowerment over contraceptive choices. The aim of this campaign was to make the female condoms available, accessible and affordable for all.
Method
condom including; Conducted community sensitization campaigns to increase awareness and benefits of using female condoms. Recruited and trained 10 (5male 5famle) volunteer peer educators on interpersonal communication skills, benefits and use of female condoms. Peer educators go out twice a week to strategic locations such as the street sides, market places and other public hubs to educate people on the benefits and correct usage of female condoms. Educative talk forms were given to peer educators for each session of talk and for data collection. Educative talks involved six individual discussions for 1-2 persons weekly, four restricted discussions for 3-15 persons weekly and one large group discussion for 20-100 person’s. Only a small allowance was given to each peer educator for transportation. Peer educators were recruited of age range15-45.
Result
At the end of these interventions conducted from January 201 to December 2011, 158, 650 persons were reached (Youths 60,000 (37.8%), Women 88,400 (55.7%) and Men 10,250 (.6.5%). Correct use of the female condoms (FC2) was demonstrated to an audience of 9,230 Men 2200 (23%), Women 3,680 (39.8%) and Youths 3,350 (36.2%). Eighty sale points were established at strategic locations in each community and 172,000 (FC2) were sold by peer educators. 120,400 and 51,600 females and males respectively bought the female (FC2) 90% of the persons interviewed disclose seeing a female condom for the first time during our campaigns and all females who bought the (FC2) promise to adopt the (FC2) as their contraceptive choice.
Conclusion
Outcome of these interventions reveal that most female prefer (FC2) to male condoms. The government and other international donors should support the distribution of (FC2) in other to scale up prevention of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa
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