“I have never used contraceptives, because I desire to have kids in future. But I can use condoms. I don’t want to have unwanted pregnancies, children are not a mistake, so I want to plan.” 

Words matter for young people. For instance, a young Kenyan (like the one quoted above) will say “I don’t use contraceptives” and, in the next breath, talk about their preferred type of condom.  Why is that? They use the word ‘Protection’...

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Condoms are not contraceptives……or are they? Understanding youth culture in behaviour change campaigns  

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