About 20 years ago, my colleagues and I were involved in a nationwide program spearheaded by the Centre for British Teachers (CBT) for a nationwide campaign for teachers and pupils emphasising on either Abstinence, Being faithful to one uninfected mutually faithful partner or correct use of the Condom (ABC) for prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Kenya first diagnosed the first case of HIV in 1984.
This came with extreme fear and stigma similar to what we recently experienced during the early stages of Covid-19 pandemic.
It therefore required a lot of concerted efforts to prevent new infections and prevent development of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in those already infected and by the early 2000 we had learned how to prevent new HIV infections and also prevent or manage AIDS.
My take as a psychiatrist is therefore that the best family planning method to be offered to the adolescents is the proper use of the condom because there is no any other family planning method that will prevent acquiring HIV infection as well as prevent pregnancy.
