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December 8, 2008

On Condoms in Schools

by Tamara Scott-Williams, Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - In Jamaica, it is reported that AIDS is the leading cause of death in the 15-40 age groups. The phrase "ignorance is bliss" takes on special meaning when you learn that our girls believe that douching with Pepsi after intercourse with will make them safe, or they can't get pregnant if they have sex in the sea, and they won't get pregnant the first time they do it.

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