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| 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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