| In the first ever national event intended to | | | | themselves and endorse their use - but they do |
| promote condom use, Indonesia is attempting to | | | | want to give the medical arguments for condom |
| make it plain that condoms should always be used. | | | | use to these leaders, in hopes that they will |
| In an attempt to curb unwanted pregnancies and | | | | understand for themselves how important |
| sexually transmitted diseases, Jarkata and other | | | | condoms are in this nation. There is also a belief |
| communities in Indonesia are participating in a | | | | that the safe sex education itself is going to help |
| condom campaign. National Condom Week will | | | | curb the spread of HIV. This comes after a the |
| coincide with December 1st, which is World AIDS | | | | World Health Organization announced in February |
| Day. The National Family Planning Board is | | | | that Indonesia had one of the fastest growing |
| overseeing the condom week, which is a | | | | populations with HIV in the entire world. By having |
| groundbreaking event for Indonesia. It will involve | | | | Condom Week, the National Family Planning Board |
| the distribution of condoms, the education of | | | | is hoping that more Indonesians will become |
| condom use, information about how to have sex | | | | educated about what exactly safe sex means, |
| safely, and other events which are all aimed at | | | | and what danger is truly posed by the spread of |
| trying to get rid of the stigma of condom use in | | | | HIV and AIDS. There is a lot of knowledge that is |
| Indonesia. The problem with condoms in Indonesia | | | | not correct which many people learn from each |
| is that thus far they have only been promoted as | | | | other and even from doctor figures. Helping |
| family planning tools. The social environment in | | | | educate the population about these diseases and |
| Indonesia has been unsupportive of the use of | | | | prevent them is a tremendous milestone for this |
| condoms, and there is a great amount of | | | | country. They are hoping that from the events |
| ignorance as to the other things that condoms | | | | that will be nation-wide during that week, more |
| can do. Along with a general low awareness of | | | | people will learn the truth about these diseases, |
| safe sex and how important it is, these factors | | | | and how easy they would be to control if safe |
| have led to condoms only being used by one | | | | sex practices were better adopted and more |
| percent of those people who want to prevent | | | | widely used. It is the hope of this board and the |
| pregnancy. Their use for other reasons, such as | | | | other people who are in support of the Condom |
| stopping HIV and AIDS and other diseases is | | | | Week that more people will recognize condoms as |
| almost nonexistent. The event is going to be | | | | being helpful and will hopefully begin to use them |
| aimed at making condoms more popular, and at | | | | more. For more information visit: Indonesia |
| giving the people their own tools to protect | | | | Launches Condom Campaign in the Midst of HIV |
| against getting pregnant and getting diseases. In | | | | Crisis |
| the world's most populous nation that is Muslim, | | | | is an online safe sex retailer selling the best |
| this had been met with great stigma. The leaders | | | | condoms, contraceptives and birth control like |
| of the movement say that they don't want to | | | | Durex condoms, Trojan, Lifestyles and Crown |
| force the Muslim leaders to promote condoms | | | | condom. |