Choose Sexual Activities With Little to No Risk.

Choose sex that is less risky than anal or vaginal sex. 

There is little to no risk of getting HIV through oral sex.

You can’t get HIV from sexual activities that don’t involve contact with body fluids (semen, vaginal fluid, or blood).

Use Condoms the Right Way Every Time You Have Sex.

Condoms are highly effective in preventing HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), like gonorrhea and chlamydia.

Use water-based or silicone-based lubricants to help prevent condoms from breaking or slipping during sex.

Learn the right way to use an external Condom (sometimes called a male condom) and an internal condom (sometimes called a female condom).

Take PrEP

PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is medicine people at risk for HIV take to prevent HIV.

If taken as prescribed, PrEP is highly effective for preventing HIV from sex.

PrEP is much less effective when it is not taken as prescribed.

Decide Not to Have Sex

Not having sex (also known as being abstinent) is a 100% effective way to make sure you won’t get HIV through sex.

You can be abstinent at different times in your life for different reasons that may change over time.

Not having sex also prevents other STDs and pregnancy.

Get Tested and Treated for Other STDs

If you have another STD, you are more likely to get HIV. Getting tested and treated for other STDs can lower your chances of getting HIV.

Many people with an STD may not know they have one because they don’t have 

If Your Partner Has HIV, Encourage Your Partner to Get and Stay in Treatment

This is the most important thing your partner can do to stay healthy.

If your partner takes HIV medicine and gets and keeps an undetectable viral load, there is effectively no risk of you getting HIV from sex with your partner.

There are two main types of condoms: condoms used externally and condoms used internally.

An external condom (sometimes called a male condom or just a condom) is worn over the penis during sex. 

It is a thin layer of latex, plastic, synthetic rubber, or natural membrane.

Latex condoms provide the best protection against HIV.

Plastic (polyurethane) or synthetic rubber condoms are good for people with latex allergies. 

Note: Plastic condoms break more often than latex condoms.

Natural membrane (such as lambskin) condoms have small holes in them and don’t block HIV and other STDs. 

These should not be used for HIV or STD prevention.

An internal condom (sometimes called a female condom) is used in the vagina or anus during sex. 

It is a thin pouch made of a synthetic latex product called nitrile. HIV can’t travel through the nitrile barrier.

You can get condoms for free!

contraception clinics

sexual health or clinics

some GP

some young people's services

You can also buy condoms from:

pharmacies

supermarkets

websites

vending machines in some public toilets

petrol stations

When used correctly every time you have sex, male condoms are 98% effective. This means 2 out of 100 people will become pregnant in 1 year when male condoms are used as contraception.

You can get free condoms from contraception clinics, sexual health clinics and some GP surgeries.

Oil-based products – such as moisturiser, lotion and Vaseline – can damage latex and polyisoprene condoms, but they are safe to use with polyurethane condoms.

Water-based lubricant is safe to use with all condoms.

It's possible for a condom to slip off during sex. If this happens, you may need emergency contraception and to get checked for STIs.

Condoms need to be stored in places that are not too hot or cold, and away from sharp or rough surfaces that could tear them or wear them away.

Putting on a condom can be an enjoyable part of sex and does not have to feel like an interruption.

If you're sensitive to latex, you can use polyurethane or polyisoprene condoms instead.

A condom must not be used more than once. Use a new one each time you have sex.

Condoms have a use-by date on the packaging. Do not use out-of-date condoms.

Always use condoms that have the BSI kite mark and the CE mark on the packet. This means they've been tested to high safety standards.

This poster design uses the graduation certificate blocked by the condom placing the emphasis on the condom blocking stuff. The rule of three are applied to distribute the text and image evenly. 

This poster design shows three powerful leaders who are not favored by the majority of public, who’s faces are trapped inside the condom. Showing the power of using a condom. Rule of thirds and an enlarged image has been used to attract focus to the. Image and the to text.

This poster design plays with the form and similarities of a condom and a baby’s bottle.

Hierarchy is used with a strong slogan on top and a slogan at the bottom to think about, rule of three is applied to divide the contents equally across the page. The poster makes the viewer realize their power and responsibility.