Condom key to infection, contraception – AHF

Mr Taofeek Adeleye, the Prevention Program Manager, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), says condom is basic in forestalling Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and spontaneous pregnancies.

Newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday that when utilized accurately and reliably, condom was equipped for forestalling contaminations and be an authentic instrument for conception prevention.

The chief, who excused hints and ideations that prohibit the utilization of condom, said that it framed piece of the components that decided condom use.

He said “culture, beliefs and ideations definitely form part of the factors that determine condom use in Nigeria.

“However, the need for infection prevention and birth control have economic and religious implications as well. If people have infections and become sick, who will be in Church and Mosque,” he asked.

Adeleye also reiterated the importance of condom in driving a healthy population capable of reaping demographic dividends through reliable management.

According to him, if the number of children in a country outweigh the productive age group, there will be pressure on basic and social amenities,hence the overwhelming importance of condom use.

He expressed the commitment of AHF to advocate for condom use in Nigeria with a strong outreach in rural areas.

Adeleye added that “AHF is about the only implementing partner in Nigeria that has more presence in rural areas than urban centres.”

He explained that most of the group’s supported healthcare facilities were in rural areas.

The AHF official asserted that the foundation had captured vulnerable and most marginalised population with strategic distribution of condoms, aimed at making the commodity available to people who needed it but could not afford it.