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Buying condoms in Sudan

Saturday, August 11th, 2007 @ 17:23 UTC

by Jennifer Brea

Countries:: Sudan
Topics:: Health
Languages:: French

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hi:: सूडान में काँडोम की खरीदी...

In Sudan, the possession of a condom can be considered a sign of planning to have extramarital sex. But as Zizou from Djerba writes, he's seeing condoms on sale in pharmacies, grocery stores, and hair salons. “I'm really impressed by these government officials who [by promoting condom use] take risks out of a sense of duty.”

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