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| Chum Pao Chenda (R), demand creation officer of a non-profit reproductive health organisation, educates about safe sex (AFP/File, Tang Chhin Sothy) |
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| Cambodian midwife Ly Siyan (R) shows villagers how to use a contraceptive device (AFP/File, Tang Chhin Sothy) |
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| Waitresses at a beer garden are educated on the use of a condom in Siem Reap town (AFP/File, Tang Chhin Sothy) |
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| A poster to educate Cambodian women about contraception (AFP/File, Tang Chhin Sothy) |
May 28, 2011
By Michelle Fitzpatrick (AFP)
CHANLOUNG — Sitting in the shade of a large tree and surrounded by a group of women, Cambodian midwife Ly Siyan holds up a colourful poster displaying a range of contraception options.
She patiently waits for the giggles to subside when she points to a condom, aware that the two dozen women in the village of Chanloung in northwest Siem Reap province have rarely experienced such an open discussion about sex.
Once the 37-year-old has their full attention again, she talks about long-term contraceptive methods and debunks some of the more persistent myths about their side-effects.
For mother-of-two Beun Chem, 27, who wants to hold off having more children so she can focus on running her small shop, the midwife’s explanations are eye-opening.
“I am happy to learn about contraception and reduce some concerns I had. Now I want to try the implant.”
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