Study Reveals Inconsistencies In Condom Use

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FRANCISTOWN: A study in greater Francistown has revealed inconsistencies in condom use and unplanned pregnancies amongst HIV positive women.

Dr Janet Mwambona, a Family Planning and Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission (PMTCT) programme officer at Centre for Disease Control and Prevention under President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), said this when presenting the family planning and PMTCT progress and challenges in Botswana at the seminar on new directions in global health that was held at Marang Hotel.

She said 50% of women who register for antenatal care always say that they did not plan for their babies.

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