Aftermath of Ebola in Liberia

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One Liberia Advocacy Online Radio

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Talking to Pregnant Teens About Prevention on STIs and STDs

Talking to Pregnant Teens  About Prevention on STIs and STDs

Sexually Transmitted Injection and Diseases is not a widely discussed subject among pregnant teens in Liberia and Sierra Leone. But in many cultures and communities, talking about STIs is still considered taboo. This is because nobody wants the next person to know if they have Sexually Transmitted Infection. Talking about STIs and STDs will have to be  encourage to enable the teens to have more education about STIs. However, sexual health must be key part of community health and we should discuss it.

In Liberia and Sierra Leone, teenage pregnancy rates have been increasing during this Ebola Outbreak and government have not attempt to step in with various media campaign to create awareness.

One Liberia Advocacy Online Radio with Straight From The Heart will be doing radio jingles, interviews and group discussion with two communities in Liberia. We want  to further explore the sexual health issues and talk about how to fine health centers for these young females pregnant teens test themselves and how local efforts to address these issues.

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Domestic Violence and Sexually transmitted diseases: how many women in Liberia and Sierra Leone experience it during prenatal?

Yesterday I had a meeting with Chouchou Namegabe, who is the coordinator at Association des Femmes des Medias du Sud Kivu(AFEM) and we talked about Violence against women in Liberia and Congo DRC and the aftermath. Since she has been working with women who have been abused violently, I asked her whether these women who had been victims of sexual and physical abuse had been checked for sexually transmitted diseases. With my new idea I believe that these women are more likely to experienced a sexually transmitted disease(STDs).

These violence and sexual violence women are major health problems and huge violations of girls and women's human rights which are not talked about in communities where these women live. It is not just the campaign and demonstrations, it is about reaching out to these girls and women who are traumatized because of these acts. Many girls and women who have undergone the procedure are been stigmatized in their communities.

Therefore, before we wait for the laws to be pass and implement let us give space to these girls and women in order to listen to their stories. New laws are made for the city people and they are not been enforced. Yet the poor victims are still suffering  and have their cases still pending in court.

Listen to One Liberia Advocacy online Radio as we do group discussion on Domestic Violence and Sexually transmitted diseases. http://www.oneliberiaradio.org

Sexually Transmitted Infection Education among Teens and Women

STDs are more common than you think. How many young people really want to know prevalence information for their communities in Liberia and Sierra Leone? I strongly believe that if you have the knowledge will increase their perceive susceptibility to STDs and desire to take precautionary action.

When is it safe to tell your partner you have Sexually Transmitted Infection in Liberia and Sierra Leone?

When is it safe  to tell your partner you have Sexually Transmitted Infection in Liberia and Sierra Leone?

STI stigma is so huge in Liberia and Sierra Leone and most people it is  difficult for them to understand that you are affected by one or many STDs. While I was growing up STIs was not talked about to our girlfriends not even our sisters. Sexually transmitted was known to us but not talked about in our gossips. Most of us as young people was easy to interpret STIs as punishment for promiscuity. Most young girls my age with STIs were often characterized as careless, whore, messy, dirty, or stupid. When someone is diagnosed with STD no matter how positive she was in her decisions, no matter how choosy  she was she was going to be talked about to other friends and faced with stigma. This was extremely difficult because no one was  prepared  for this, and she will almost certainly go through it alone.

I am begging  all my people (Men and women) here let us talk  to our children so they can know that STIs are preventable.

Yes. Each STIs causes different health problems. But overall, untreated STIs can cause cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, pregnancy problems, widespread injection to  other parts of the body, organ damage, and even death.

Listen to One Liberia Advocacy Radio online for facts about STIs

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