AEGiS-14IAC: Condom use in national armed forces of Cote d'Ivoire.

14th International AIDS Conference


Barcelona, Spain - July 7-12, 2002

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Condom use in national armed forces of Cote d'Ivoire.

Int Conf AIDS 2002 Jul 7-12; 14:(abstract no.. E11435)

Kouassi BR, Aboubacar K
hospital, ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire

BACKGROUND: Increase the rate of condom utilization by the national armed forces of Cote d'Ivoire .

METHODS: train the armed forces to communication and counselling technics, and condom social marketing,

RESULTS: in november 2000, 30 % of armed forces elements assert that they have used at least one condom during their life that year . This proportion will be moved up 75 % in 2001 . And few months later, that increased to 956 % . So significant result .

CONCLUSION: Since that time, the national armed forces of CI took a hard decision to get involved in the sensibilization of elements on the calamities which is very positive . The elargement of a such programm to an other place where there is a great community of soldiers will contribute to limit the propagation of HIV / AIDS in the lap of population .

Keywords: AEGIS, Safe Sex, Condoms, Federal Government, HIV Infections, Government Agencies, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Condoms, Female, Military Personnel, Cote d'IvoireKWDaegis,safesex,condoms,federalgovernment,hivinfections,governmentagencies,acquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome,condoms,female,militarypersonnel,coted'ivoire

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