Nigerians Consume 587 Million Condoms Annually – Report

It has been revealed that Nigerians consume about 587 million condoms yearly.

This is according to a new report on the commodity’s access and utilisation in Nigeria by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation in collaboration with NACA and the NOI Polls.

It states that Nigeria needs at least 1.15 billion condoms yearly to be able to attain 90 per cent coverage and bring down sexually transmitted diseases to a minimum.

Read also: Condom, Only Realistic Measure Of Ending HIV, STI By 2030 – AHF

The report which was unveiled by the Prevention Programme Manager, AHF, Adeleye Taofik, states that Nigeria will need an extra 564 million annually in order to achieve 90 percent coverage across the country.

The report reads in part, “The gap between current condom use (587million) and total need (1.15 billion) to achieve ninety percent (90 per cent) coverage is 564 million condoms annually.”

Furthermore, the report showed that the North-Central, South-South and South-East used more condoms than any other region in the country, at 44, 42, 40 percent respectively. South-West, North-East and North-West had 38, 26, and 22 percentages respectively in condom use. Also, more males had access to condoms than their female counterparts.

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