Botswana: Should "Ma 14" Use Condoms?

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Population Service International (PSI) advertisement of the 20th of April 2007, showing a young lady going by the brand "Ma 14", meaning sexually active girls, with quoted speech that: "Ke le 14 and I am going out with an older man who adds flavour to my life and one thing I do is have protected sex using Lovers Plus condoms everytime," has aroused public debate. Some people say the advert gives youngsters a green light to indulge in sex, while some are happy that the advert came at the right time as it is meant to help protect youngsters against being infected with HIV/AIDS.

Voice Reporter, Chedza Simon went to the streets to find out what people's response to the advert was.

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