What is Dual Protection?
Dual protection refers to protecting yourself from an unplanned pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) including HIV at the same time.
Why should you practice Dual Protection?
Protecting yourself from unplanned pregnancy and STIs including HIV is important because you safeguard your own health and fertility. Dual protection offers you one solution to two conditions that could endanger your health and peace of mind.
Knowing Your Risk Level!
These questions below will help you know whether you are sure you are at risk of having an unplanned pregnancy and getting infected with STIs including HIV.
- Are you at risk of Unplanned Pregnancy?
- Have you ever had sex?
- Do you use withdrawal (pull out before climax) as a means of preventing pregnancy?
- Do you frequently have sex without a family planning method?
- Do you avoid having sex on certain days or your menstrual cycle when you think you are likely to get pregnant?
Are you at risk of STI or HIV infection?
- Have you ever had sex?
- Have you ever had sex without a condom?
- Do you frequently have sex without a condom?
- Have you had more than one sexual
- Have you had different sexual partners?
- Have you ever had sexually transmitted diseases such gonorrhea (babaso) syphilis or others?
- Have you ever had so much alcohol that you did know or could not remember what you did?
