Birth Control And HIV/Aids
Birth control is used to refer to use of one or more practices, medication or devices to prevent or reduce the chances of getting pregnant. This is normally done through three different ways. The first one is contraception which refers to the use of techniques that prevent the fertilization. The other is contragestion which is also referred to by others as emergency contraception and normally used to prevent the fertilized ovum from getting implanted. Lastly there is abortion which refers to the termination of the growth of the embryo or fetus and it can either be induced chemically or surgically (Medical News today n.d). This action of birth control has affected the community adversely especially on the morality part of it as many young generation persons are engaging in immorality with confidence that there will be remedy in case things go wrong.
Birth control has been practiced through various techniques. These may include abstinence, which is the most effective and safe technique as it means complete avoidance of intimacy; and withdrawal. According to Medical News today (n.d), withdrawal has been shown to have an average of 90% efficiency, although there are several cases of accidental pregnancies. Modern techniques include use of condom which has been seen to be effective especially during this time of HIV/AIDS. The level at which immorality is spreading in the community is alarming as there are always cases of reported teenage pregnancies. This means there is failure in the older generation to offer leadership and guidance to the young generation. Christopher (1987) Claim that any child born should be through informed, thoughtful and loving decision, otherwise there will always be social and emotional discomfort and independence.
Although some birth control techniques have been seen as an effective way of controlling the unplanned parenthood, some have even aggravated the problem in the community through, not only failing to control birth per se but also causing other social economic vices such as increased poverty and diminished literacy. This is due to the fact that, where the control fails, the end result is childbearing. The consequence of this unplanned parenthood causes the teenage to drop out school in order to take care of the baby, and since she does not have income, then obviously the end result will be persistent poverty. It is a common phenomenon to see many abortion cases being reported as most of the affected persons can not fathom starting a family life at young age. Barely a few days can pass without hearing a case of abortion going fatal. Even where it succeeds, the mental effect of such act and stigmatization are bound to haunt the person for a long time.
Most of the consequences of failed birth control are despair for the young people who end up engaging in other immoral activities such as drug and substance abuse.
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