26/08/20

More use of female condom could ‘make sex safer for women’

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  • Researchers assessed a condom distribution programme launched in 1988 in South Africa
  • They found low uptake among women and men
  • Policymakers must promote its use, an expert says

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[开普敦]南非女性避孕套使用的摄取率低是由于医护人员不愿意为防止不必要的怀孕和性传播感染而认可。studysays.

The female condom can gain more prominence when healthcare workers overcome the reluctance to endorse use. Raising awareness to build demand is also paramount, the study, conducted in South Africa suggests.

Female condom is a soft plastic material used as a barrier – inserted into the vagina – to prevent bodily fluids and semen from entering the body.

South Africa has the largestHIV根据联合国艾滋病毒和艾滋病计划,世界流行病,有720万人感染了艾滋病毒的人。

“我们的结果表明,全国大多数人都听说过女性避孕套,并提供了三分之一到一半的人。”

MAGS BEKSINSKA,比赛研究部门

发表在期刊上PLOS ONEthis month (13 August), the study is the first comprehensive evaluation of the Female Condom Introduction Programme since its launch by the South African government in 1998.

“By 2014, female condoms were made available at all publichealthcarefacilities in the country, so we wanted to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the programme including the perspectives of providers and clients,” says Mags Beksinska, lead author of the study and deputy executive director of the MatCH Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.

这项工作包括在全国256个公共部门和28个非公共设施的现场评估和提供者访谈,从医疗保健诊所到非政府组织,零售店和车库。结果表明,所有设施都参与了避孕套分配,一半的设施已经完成了五年以上。

Over 4,000 client surveys were also conducted, revealing 15.4 per cent of women and 15.2 per cent of men had ever used female condoms.

“这是有希望的首次使用数据。我们的结果表明,全国大多数人都听说过女性避孕套,而提供了三分之一到一半的人,这真的很好。Witwatersrand。

该研究中有75%的女性避孕套提供者是护士,几乎所有女性都是妇女,将她们确定为该计划的关键特工。

Beksinska说:“医疗保健提供者非常是看门人,因为他们通常有更多时间与客户一起度过,以便将其介绍给女性避孕套并培训如何使用它。”“在南非,那里存在如此高的艾滋病毒和其他性传播感染问题,客户知道他们的选择并了解他们的工作方式,这一点非常重要。”

不参与研究的Witwatersrand大学家庭医学系讲师Magdelena Petkova说,女性避孕套的一对一简介可能有助于克服污名化。

她说:“如果医护人员和护士推广它,它将在支持环境中进行,而不是在诊所的入口处捡起一个,在那里可以看到和污名化。”beplay足球体育的微博

佩特科娃(Petkova)说类似研究she co-authored in 2018 showed that only about59 per cent reported willingness to promote the female condom.

“这可能是由于护士的工作量,尤其是在省政府诊所工作的情况下,有更少的时间注意和促进女性避孕套,” Petkova告诉scidev.net。

不参与研究的基于南非的性和生殖司法联盟主任马里恩·史蒂文斯(Marion Stevens)表明,有必要专注于communicationand awareness on the female condom use instead of totally depending on healthcare providers.

她告诉scidev.net男性避孕套已由当地名人广泛推广government,并补充说,当时曾任副总统的总统西里尔·拉马福萨(Cyril Ramaphosa)在议会中吹捧了最高男性避孕套的好处。

她说:“想象一下,如果我们有像总统这样的人谈论议会的女性避孕套。”“这对需要谈判安全性并受到艾滋病毒和不支持怀孕的妇女的生活意味着什么?”

This piece was produced by SciDev.Net’s Sub-Saharan Africa English desk.


参考

Mags Beksinska and othersLessons from the evaluation of the South African National Female Condom Programme((PLOS ONE,2020年8月13日)。