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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Prevention/Epidemiology
Swedish Sex Ed Group to Patrol Cities Handing out Condoms, Birth Control Advice
May 28, 2004 The Swedish Organization for Sexual Education, or RFSU, announced
Thursday it plans to deliver condoms by car in a bid to stem rising STD
rates among young Swedes. Using the name Cho-San Express, RFSU will have
four cars stocked with condoms patrol Stockholm, along with a pair of
vehicles in Goteborg and Malmoe, Sweden's second- and third-largest cities.
People lacking contraception can call the express and have a 10-pack of
condoms delivered for 50 kronor (US$6.66) -- less than the cost at
state-owned pharmacies, which charge 52 kronor (US$6.93) for a 10-pack.
"It's our hope that the contraceptive will be perceived as a fun sex
accessory and not just as a way to protect against infectious, sexually
transmitted diseases," said RFSU spokesperson Carl Osvald.
Excerpted from:Back to other news for May 28, 2004 Associated Press 05.27.04 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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