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Story: Men’s health

Condom poster

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Condom poster

During the 1980s, when this poster was produced by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation, AIDS was an increasing cause of death among men, especially gay men. Through the use of protective measures such as condoms, and improved treatments, HIV/AIDS was a much less common cause of male sickness and death in the 21st century.

Poster courtesy of New Zealand AIDS Foundation

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Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: Eph-D-AIDS-1988-03

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page

Robert Beaglehole, Men’s health – Causes of men’s death, disease and injury, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/26956/condom-poster (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Robert Beaglehole, published 24 February 2011, updated 1 July 2017.