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Bykhovets wrote:kenmac wrote:What kind of research reporting is that?
Is it likely that after getting Depo Jabs, women get more promiscuous? Or does Depo contain traces of HIV virus?
Its like saying that Probox cars cause more accidents without enumerating whether Proboxes are bad cars, or more likely to have bad drivers.
Exactly, @Kenmac! This research is purely hypothetical. Let's do further research to disprove that warped hypothesis. And if their methodology was to administer DEPO, give condoms and then test for HIV after 6 months, the assumptions are too many and complex to make the results valid and reliable. Though it is obvious that the higher rates of HIV are due to behavioural reasons and not the DEPO itself. DEPO is the most widely used contraceptive in Kenya since it is cheap and safe. Behavioural why? A lady will have sex more often when she is sure she cannot get pregnant. The husband will also be more confident and the frequency of intercourse will increase. Women using a contraceptive method may also have multiple sexual partners. Fact: 99% of men and women don't use condoms on every sexual encounter. Bluntly concluding, DEPO = HIV, is just scientifically inept. Those researchers should know better. No wonder WHO is on their case. What are the alternatives for poor women in Africa? Withdrawal, BTL, Pills, Implants, IUCDs? Condoms are a hard sell. Baseless research and reporting. This is more of behavioral rather than scientific finding, period. Those in the group that don't use depo are constrained in their sexual frequencies and fear of getting pregnant than the group that is using depo. Perhaps its the way condom manufacturing companies want to drive up their sales! "Never regret, if its good, its wonderful. If its bad, its experience."
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