CONSISTENCY in the use of condoms among sex workers as to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV-AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is one of the advocacies of the Davao City Reproductive Health and Wellness Center.
Dr. Jordana Ramiterre of the RHWC said that although condoms are widely used during sexual contact between paying partners, these are not however used when the sex workers are in contact with their intimate partners like husbands or boyfriends.
Ramiterre said that the use of condoms is advocated particularly to persons prone to having multiple sex partners and it must be used consistently whether the partner is a paid customer or an intimate one.
Also another problem is that condom advocacy is getting lukewarm support from males. According to Ramiterre they are trying of ways to repackage the advocacy.
According to data, there are four to five new cases of HIV-AIDS every month from screenings conducted by the RHWC.
In 2010 there were about 71 cases of HIV-AIDS in 2011 from January to September the number of new AIDS cases has breached the 2010 figures. The figures could go higher as this only purports to persons who volunteered to check with the RHWC. [PIA11/RG ALAMA]
