Arminfo reports on the rise of HIV/AIDS in Armenia. Apparently Armenian men use an average of 2.36 condoms each annually. They got that figure by dividing the number of condoms imported annually into Armenia, 10.9 tons, or 2.181 million, by the number of men in the country, apparently 1.54 million.

Maybe not very scientific, but there are around 3000 cases of HIV/AIDS in Armenia according to the AIDS Prevention Center.

Free condoms are distributed in Armenia by UNFPA under a program of population assistance. The director of the UNFPA Armenia Karen Daguryan says that 60% of condoms are imported under the above program. Many imported condoms are smuggled and of poor quality. Since May 2004 UNFPA Armenia and Union of Young Doctors of Armenia have been implementing a program to raise public awareness and to provide people with high quality condoms particularly manufactured by DUREX. The packs of this relatively cheap condoms contain information in Armenia on the need to protect oneself of AIDS.

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