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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet
The gel concept was used to provide a "safety net" to African women who have very little rights to their bodies. Rape is rampant and impregnation along with HIV is a constant daily factor in these women's lives. A young girl has ZERO protection with the coming onslaught of men, except to leave the continent of Africa.
So, as I was told in a Global Health Meeting with the Gates Foundation and US PEPFAR funds, providing a discrete method of birth control and HIV protection, as well as HSV-2 protection MIGHT stave off the risk. Men will not wear condoms in Africa, period... So, a water soluble gel, like KY jelly with nonaoxyl-9 and other items could be "discrete" enough to "protect" the women...
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This is a very unfortunate situation. The interesting thing about several developing countries in Africa is economically they are catching up with the rest of the world, but when it comes to social/cultural norms, they are light years behind (lets not get on female circumcision, which is still readily practiced). I am not saying completely assimilate to Western culture, but why continue detrimental practices?
I often wonder how many people have to die in African countries or any other country for that matter before people realize the seriousness of HIV/AIDs.
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