No condoms at schools, say African educators

While schools are under pressure to distribute condoms at schools, not one of the 12 African countries represented at a high-level meeting in Durban is doing so and most education officials felt this would be inappropriate.

Officials were unanimous that sexual abstinence should be the key HIV message at schools, but a number felt that schools should nonetheless help sexually active secondary-school students to get access to condoms.

"Education is about providing information. We can provide information about condoms and where to get them, but they should not be distributed at schools. The Health Department should do the distribution," said Zambia's Irene Malambo.

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You would think the all the STDs and to keep the abortion down the schools would be giving the students condoms for free.