After I read the article, Washington DC to distribute female condoms, in the BBC News, it makes me think more about the last topic I posted relating to HIV in women around the world. It brings about another question in my mind, what is the exact root cause of the HIV problem in women?
According to the news, condoms for women will be distributed for free in many places in Washington DC such as beauty salons, convenient stores, high school and other places that have a high infection rate. They hope that providing female condom for free might help to decrease a HIV infection rate in women which is quite high in Washington DC that is 3% or almost 15,100 adults. Due to the fact that female condoms have been available for sales since 1993, but the purchasing rate is low because customers claimed that its cost is too high.
This article makes me reconsider the root cause of HIV problem in women again. Can women choose to protect themselves when they have sex? Do they have choices between having safe sex and having unprotected sex? Is it true that women haven’t bought condoms because of their high price? If the root cause of this is about the price of the condoms, this solution might be a right one. But if it’s not, what should the government do to solve it? However, although I quite disagree with this solution, I agree with an idea of the director of the city’s HIV/AIDS administration, Shannon Hader, that "We're trying to make every effort count to build on what already exists... to expand options rather than limit them." (¶8) Finally, I hope this problem will be solved as soon as possible.
According to the news, condoms for women will be distributed for free in many places in Washington DC such as beauty salons, convenient stores, high school and other places that have a high infection rate. They hope that providing female condom for free might help to decrease a HIV infection rate in women which is quite high in Washington DC that is 3% or almost 15,100 adults. Due to the fact that female condoms have been available for sales since 1993, but the purchasing rate is low because customers claimed that its cost is too high.
This article makes me reconsider the root cause of HIV problem in women again. Can women choose to protect themselves when they have sex? Do they have choices between having safe sex and having unprotected sex? Is it true that women haven’t bought condoms because of their high price? If the root cause of this is about the price of the condoms, this solution might be a right one. But if it’s not, what should the government do to solve it? However, although I quite disagree with this solution, I agree with an idea of the director of the city’s HIV/AIDS administration, Shannon Hader, that "We're trying to make every effort count to build on what already exists... to expand options rather than limit them." (¶8) Finally, I hope this problem will be solved as soon as possible.
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References
Washington DC to distribute female condoms. (2010, March 6). The BBC News. Retrieved March 7, 2010 from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8553625.stm
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