The
Global Female Condom Day observed recently in Lagos, brought to the
fore the need for the womenfolk to embrace the use of female condoms.
Kelechi Amakoh and Hope Samson report.
In
spite of its availability in the country, stakeholders are of the view
that awareness on the use of female condoms is still very low among the
women folk.
In their view, if it is embrace, most of the issues
associated with women would be reduced drastically. At a recent event
organised to mark the 2013 Global Female Condom Day, participants, were
educated on the importance of using female condoms.
One of the
leading voices and co-ordinator of Safe Haven Development Initiative
(SHDI), Mrs. Margaret Ona advised Nigerian women not to shy away from of
condoms, “As women we should all embrace the use of female condoms. It
is our power to prevent sexually transmitted infections and will help us
to make decisions on health issues,” she said.
