School Health Education to Prevent AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) : Teachers' Guide (UNESCO - WHO, 1994, 117 p.): Unit 3. Responsible behaviour: protected sex: 2 Arguments people use against using condoms - How to deal with a partner who is negative about condom use

School Health Education to Prevent AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) : Teachers' Guide (UNESCO - WHO, 1994, 117 p.)

Unit 3. Responsible behaviour: protected sex

		(introduction...)
		1 The condom - Information about the condom
		2 Arguments people use against using condoms - How to deal with a partner who is negative about condom use
		3 How to use a condom - Humorous explanation about condom use
		Condom practice - Students practice putting a condom on a model
		5 No to unprotected sex (demonstration) - How to be assertive with someone who doesn’t want to use a condom
		6 No to unprotected sex (class participation) - How to be assertive with someone who doesn’t want to use a condom
		7 No to unprotected sex (individual participation) - How to be assertive with someone who doesn’t want to use a condom

2 Arguments people use against using condoms - How to deal with a partner who is negative about condom use

Purpose

A person may be very positive about condom use but may have a partner who does not like condoms and doesn’t want to use them. It is important to learn how to talk to a person who dislikes using condoms.

What the teacher does

1. Decide how you will use this activity.

a) Provide an activity sheet for each student in the class and have them work individually or in pairs to complete the instructions.
b) Read the “Arguments against” and give the three responses to the argument. Students choose what they think is the best response and write down the letter of the response (only one activity sheet is needed).
c) Place the students in small groups and have the students make a group decision on the best response (one sheet per group is needed).

2. Ask for responses to each argument. It is best if you can have one student make the argument and another read their chosen response. For example, one student would say, “They spoil the mood”, and the other responds, “Hey, condoms may even be fun”.