Date post: | 07-Nov-2014 |
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Sex and the Philippines: Madonna – Whore Syndrome
BlogHer ’12International Activist PanelAna P. Santoswww.SexAndSensibilities.com
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4 BABIES BORN EVERY MINUTE
•3.4 Million Pregnancies Every Year
• More than half are
unwanted or mistimed
~Guttmacher Institute
10% of girls, 15-19 get pregnant
Philippines: highest teen pregnancy rate in the
region~UNFPA 2010 Study
The Philippines one in seven countries where HIV
countries to rise.
Eleven mothers die everyday from pregnancy
related complications.
Gonorrhea rising among Filipino men.
• PHILIPPINES:
One of seven countries in the world where HIV continues to rise
– Global AIDS Report 2010
• Concentration of infection at AGE
– 15 to 24 years old
Three in every ten youths think that jumping after sex
prevents pregnancy.
~Remedios AIDS Foundation, 2005
Sexual Health in the Philippines
Sexual
Political
Religious
HEALTH
Make the un-sexy SEXY
Unafraid to do something controversial, but with a purpose.
Fun, smooth and easy: Health Worker Demonstrates Safe Sex
Other people see a condom. I see a choice.
What do you see?
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