Natural Latex Rubber Condom Inspection and Exploratory Research Analysis / 中国医疗器械杂志

According to the situation of 34 batches of natural rubber latex condoms tested by our center in 2018, the unqualified items in the product inspection items and the exploratory research results of D4 and D5 content in silicone oil lubricants are analyzed. We make recommendations on product technical requirements or standards to strengthen the quality supervision of products.

Conhecimento de homens jovens usuários de crack perante o hiv / Conocimiento de hombres jóvenes usuarios de crack ante el vih / Knowledge of young male crack users on hiv

RESUMO Objetivou-se identificar o conhecimento e as situações de vulnerabilidade de homens jovens usuários de crack perante o HIV. Trata-se de pesquisa exploratória, descritiva e qualitativa, realizada em uma comunidade terapêutica do município de Fortaleza-CE, entre janeiro e março de 2012. Participaram do estudo 10 jovens, com idades entre 18 e 24 anos. As informações foram coletadas por meio de anotações em diário de campo e de entrevista semiestruturada, e os dados obtidos foram analisados pela técnica de análise de conteúdo. Os resultados indicaram quatro categorias temáticas: quem são os usuários de crack?; o conhecimento acerca do HIV; prevenção; e situações de vulnerabilidade ao HIV. Os jovens demonstraram pouco conhecimento sobre a AIDS, com predominância de mitos, e se consideravam vulneráveis ao HIV, visto que o compartilhamento de cachimbos para o uso do crack e a perda da consciência favoreciam o não uso do preservativo durante as relações sexuais e a multiplicidade de parceiros. A pesquisa traz subsídios para que o profissional de saúde se aproprie das necessidades relatadas pelos jovens e planeje estratégias educativas que possam permitir uma reflexão sobre a temática das drogas e sua relação complexa com os vários fatores que cercam essa questão, inclusive o HIV.

RESUMEN El objetivo fue identificar el conocimiento y las situaciones de vulnerabilidad de hombres jóvenes usuarios de crack ante el VIH. Se trata una investigación exploratoria-descriptiva, cualitativa, realizada en una comunidad terapéutica del municipio de Fortaleza-CE, entre enero y marzo de 2012. Participaron del estudio 10 jóvenes, con edades entre 18 y 24 años. Las informaciones fueron recolectadas por medio de apuntes en diario de campo y de entrevista semi estructurada, y los datos obtenidos fueron analizados por la técnica de análisis de contenido. Los resultados indicaron cuatro categorías temáticas: ¿quiénes son los usuarios de crack?; el conocimiento acerca del VIH; prevención; y situaciones de vulnerabilidad al VIH. Los jóvenes demostraron poco conocimiento sobre el SIDA, con predominancia de mitos, y se consideraban vulnerables al VIH, visto que el intercambio de pipas para el uso del crack yla pérdida de la conciencia favorecíanal no uso del preservativo durante las relaciones sexuales y la multiplicidad de compañeros. La investigación trae contribuciones para que el profesional de salud se apropie de las necesidades relatadas por los jóvenes y planee estrategias educativas que puedan permitir una reflexión sobre la temática de las drogas y su relación compleja con los varios factores que cercan esta cuestión, incluso, el VIH.

ABSTRACT This study aimed to identify the knowledge that young people who are crack users have on HIV and their situations of vulnerability. This is an exploratory, descriptive and qualitative research conducted in a therapeutic community in the city of Fortaleza, between January and March 2012. The study included 10 young men aged between 18 and 24 years. Information was collected through notes in a field diary and semi-structured interviews and data were analyzed using content analysis. The results indicated four thematic categories: who are the users of crack?; knowledge about HIV; prevention; and situations of vulnerability to HIV. The young men showed to have little knowledge about AIDS, especially believing in myths, and they are considered vulnerable to HIV, since they share pipes for the use of crack and lose consciousness favoring the practice of sex with multiple partners and without condoms. The research brings important information for the use healthcare professionals regarding the needs reported by young men and for them to plan educational strategies that might allow a reflection on the theme of drugs and its complex relationship with the various factors surrounding this issue, including HIV.

Quality control of condoms in Thailand: a case study.

The Thailand's Ministry of Public Health has implemented a series of measures to improve the quality of condoms. The main activities were: (1) issuance of a regulation requiring the labellings of the expiration date of condoms and setting a specification requirement on the physical properties of a standard condom to be imported into or manufactured in the country; (2) collaboration with concerned agencies and the private sector to enforce the ministerial regulation; (3) sampling of condoms for quality surveillance; and (4) intensive pre-marketing and post-marketing control programme. The results from the undertaking included: (1) 14-16 million pieces of inferior condoms were screened out of the market; (2) pre-marketing and post-marketing testing of condoms through scientific sampling and laboratory testing in 1993 found that 90 per cent and 89 per cent respectively passed which reflected a rapid increase from 75 per cent and 55 per cent in 1990; (3) active intersectoral collaboration and involvement of the private sector in quality control of condoms facilitated the pre-marketing and post-marketing control of condoms, as well as the screening and destroying of old lots of poor quality condoms; and (4) official designation of standard and criteria for determining the quality of condoms and packaging of condoms.