Re: Need for proper conveying of condom messages

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Dear Forum

I am happy to go through the comments of Amitji. I know in this ultramodern age

a kid of 6 or 7 is now dancing to the tune of " kajrare kajrare " and all sorts of

filmi songs.

The psyche of young people is changing. They are well ahead of their age as far

as sexual changes at social physical or mental levels are concerned. Mr. Haldhar

is associated with project KAVACH. My intention is to contain these young minds

with some intervention measures without snatching their independence i.e.

applying KAVACH to them.

Lifestyle measures of young people shoud be addressed. By this measure some(if

not all ) will follow a risk free path.Of course, today's youth are like Niagra

falls. We can not allow this energy to flow like this. We need a check dam.

Thanks.

SADHU.

SADHU CHARAN PANDA

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Dear Forum,

Dr.Kohli and Mr. Halder have rightly pointed out the importance of correct and

consistent use of condoms. Many a time we stress on condom usage but we fail to

stress on consistent usage both with regular and non-regular partners.

My previous experience of working in a trucker's STI prevention program is that,

they are more in favour with skin-to skin touch and the perils of their

profession are perceived far greater than the probability of contracting HIV in

a single unprotected sexual act. Further our program research (qualitative &

quantitative) in states like Rajasthan, West Bengal and Orissa have revealed

that these truckers/mobile or migrant population have a lot of inhibitions

against condoms. Carrying condoms is not lot looked upon well, further condoms

is something they associate only with CSWs.

In states like Rajasthan (and perhaps elsewhere) truckers have " settings " i.e.

they solicit sexual favors only from a particular lady at their stop-over. Every

time they cross this stop-over they would approach only this lady and no one

else, further they do not use condoms with this " setting " since they have faith

and think that she's available only to him. This is dangerous since in his

absence the lady also solicits favor to others.

One of the other reasons for low condom usage is the failure to use it

correctly, complains of condom tearing are abundant. The reason is that,they

lack proper usage guidelines.

It is really important to stress the importance of consistent condom usage with

ALL partners, even wife and can be address through Inter-personal communication

(IPCs) or through mass media activites such as Nukkad Nataks at their

congregation points etc.

Regards

Chandrani

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