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<span style='font-size:17pt;line-height:100%'>Most Condoms in India Used to Make Saris</span>
<span style='font-size:13pt;line-height:100%'>Most Condoms Made in India Used by Weavers to Make Saris; Only a Quarter Used for Sex, Report Says</span>
The Associated Press
Apr. 23, 2005 - Only a quarter of condoms made in India are used for sex, most of the others are used to make saris, toys and bathroom slippers, a newspaper reported Saturday.
The condoms are valuable to manufacturers because of the lubricant on them. Sari weavers place the condoms on their thread spools and the lubricant on the prophylactics is rubbed off on the thread, making it move faster through their sewing machines, The Economic Times newspaper quoted an Indian industry official as saying.
Sari makers also turn the condom's inside out, place them on their fingers and use the high-quality lubricant to polish gold and silver threads used in the traditional Indian women's outfits.
India manufactures more than 1 billion condoms annually to check population growth and curb the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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<span style='font-size:17pt;line-height:100%'>Most Condoms in India Used to Make Saris</span>
<span style='font-size:13pt;line-height:100%'>Most Condoms Made in India Used by Weavers to Make Saris; Only a Quarter Used for Sex, Report Says</span>
The Associated Press
Apr. 23, 2005 - Only a quarter of condoms made in India are used for sex, most of the others are used to make saris, toys and bathroom slippers, a newspaper reported Saturday.
The condoms are valuable to manufacturers because of the lubricant on them. Sari weavers place the condoms on their thread spools and the lubricant on the prophylactics is rubbed off on the thread, making it move faster through their sewing machines, The Economic Times newspaper quoted an Indian industry official as saying.
Sari makers also turn the condom's inside out, place them on their fingers and use the high-quality lubricant to polish gold and silver threads used in the traditional Indian women's outfits.
India manufactures more than 1 billion condoms annually to check population growth and curb the spread of HIV/AIDS.
Copyright © 2005 ABC News Internet Ventures
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