南非將在高校免費發放彩色香味避孕套

South Africa to use flavoured condoms to tackle HIV

中國日報網 2014-04-04 17:20

The condoms will be given out for free at universities and colleges.

South Africa's government will distribute coloured and flavoured condoms among students to end "condom fatigue", the health minister has said.

Aaron Motsoaledi's comments came after a survey showed that condom usage had fallen in South Africa.

The decline in usage may be because "the standard-issued choice condoms just aren't cool enough", he added.

South Africa has some 6.4 million HIV-positive people - more than any other country.

The survey, by South Africa's Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), showed the rate of people with HIV had risen from 10.6% in 2008 to 12.2% in 2012.

This was because of the combined effects of "new infections and a successfully expanded antiretroviral treatment [ART] programme", the report said.

Many of those infected with HIV are living longer because they are being given treatment which a previous government refused to make available in state clinics.

Some two million people are now on the ART programme, however charities have warned that local clinics are running short of the drugs, Reuters news agency reports.

The latest study shows that condom use had declined, especially in the 15 to 24 age group.

The 2008 survey showed that 85% of males used them and 66% of females, but this had dropped to 67% and 50% respectively in 2012.

"The increases in some risky sexual behaviours are disappointing, as this partly accounts for why there are so many new infections still occurring," said Leickness Simbayi, an investigator on the study.

Some three-quarters of those surveyed said they had a low risk of contracting HIV, even though 10% were already infected.

In his response to the report, Mr Motsoaledi said: "We need to inject enthusiasm into the condom campaign, and we are about to start rolling out new types of free, coloured condoms which are also flavoured."

The condoms will be distributed for free at South Africa's universities and colleges, he added.

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據英國廣播公司（BBC）4月3日報道，南非衛生部長亞倫·莫特索亞雷迪（Aaron Motsoaledi）日前表示政府將給學生發放具有顏色和香味的避孕套，以解決“避孕套疲勞”的問題。

此前一項調查顯示，避孕套在南非的使用率正在下降。這可能是因為“普通避孕套不夠酷”，他補充說。

南非有640萬HIV病毒檢測呈陽性的攜帶者，居世界首位。

南非人文科學研究理事會（HSRC）調查顯示，南非HIV病毒攜帶者的比例已經從2008年的10.6%上升至2012年的12.2%。

該調查報告指出，這不僅是因為有新感染的人群，還因為抗病毒治療（ART）成功得到廣泛應用。

很多HIV病毒攜帶者現在能活得更久，是因為他們接受了ART治療，而前政府曾一度禁止國營診所使用這種治療方法。

據路透社報道，大約200萬人正在參與ART項目治療，但慈善團體也提醒地方診所正在面臨藥物短缺問題。

最新調查顯示，避孕套在南非的使用率正在降低，尤其在15到24歲的人群中間更是如此。

2008年調查顯示，有85%的男性和66%的女性會使用避孕套，但在2012年這兩個數字已分別跌至67%和50%。

“這表明了危險性行為的比率在上升，很令人失望。這也解釋了為什么現在仍不斷出現大量新感染的患者?！痹撗芯康恼{查員萊克尼斯·西姆貝（Leickness Simbayi）說。