Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP (Oct 2013)

Development of assistive technology for the visually impaired: use of the male condom

  • Giselly Oseni Laurentino Barbosa,
  • Luana Duarte Wanderley,
  • Cristiana Brasil de Almeida Reboucas,
  • Paula Marciana Pinheiro de Oliveira,
  • Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/s0080-623420130000500021
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 47, no. 5
pp. 1158 – 1164

Abstract

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The objectives were to develop and evaluate an assistive technology for the use of the male condom by visually impaired men. It was a technology development study with the participation of seven subjects. Three workshops were performed between April and May of 2010; they were all filmed and the statements of the participants were transcribed and analyzed by content. Three categories were established: Sexuality of the visually impaired; Utilization of the text, For avoiding STDs, condoms we will use, divided in two subcategories, Concept discussion and Text evaluation; and Construction of a simple penile prosthesis. The knowledge transmitted related to STD, the utilization of the condom on the penile prosthesis made by the subjects themselves, and the interaction during the workshops were effective factors for the study. In the context of sexual health, the necessity of developing works involving the visually impaired was noted, addressing sexually transmitted diseases and focusing on the use of the condom by this population.

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