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It recommends sexual abstinence outside marriage as an ideal, having only a single long-term sexual partner. The use of Condom s and other safe sex practices is advocated only if it is not possible to remain with a single sexual partner. Advocating this ideal, whilst pragmatically dealing with the fact that abstinence only sex education is ineffective by itself, has made the ABC approach more palatable to many African governments and U.S. funding agencies who answer to a majority Christian voter base. The ABC approach has notably been used in African countries like Botswana and Uganda . CRITICISMS Whilst the pillars of the ABC approach can reduce HIV transmission, the interpretation of the three elements causes controversy in international health policy making. For example, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief has been criticised for prioritising "A" and "B" over "C", within its funding criteria. "C" activities may only be directed at "high-risk" groups, and not to the general population. (United States Government Accountability Office, 2006; Cohen J. Tate T. 2005) SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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