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Friday, August 10, 2001

AIDS: They exaggerate the figures to scare you

"1. If you drink yoghurt with banana you can be cured of AIDS. 2. If you are HIV positive and you sleep with a virgin you will be cured. 3. If you press ice on your penis after sex it will kill the virus."

Namibian. Ekse Kuume explores AIDS-related myths among his fellow Namibians. "1. Condoms are bad luck. If you carry them in your pocket you donŐt get a woman. 2. No man will have sex with me if they are wearing a condom. That assumes that I am cheap. 3. People should not be encouraged to use condoms. That only encourages more people to have sex."'

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