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Kōrero: Sexual health

Second World War pro-kit

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Second World War pro-kit

The prophylactic (preventative) kit, or 'pro-kit', issued to soldiers in the Second World War included cleaning cloths and ointment. Condoms were also supplied.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

by Marguerite Hill

Courtesy of Family Planning, Dame Margaret Sparrow Collection

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Jane Tolerton, Sexual health – Sexual health, 1914–1945, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/27209/second-world-war-pro-kit (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jane Tolerton, i tāngia i te 30 March 2011.