Validation of the assistive technology for use the female condom for visually impaired women

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International Journal of Development Research

Volume: 
12
Article ID: 
24729
4 pages
Research Article

Validation of the assistive technology for use the female condom for visually impaired women

Luana Duarte Wanderley Cavalcante, Giselly Oseni Barbosa Oliveira, Vanessa da Frota Santos, Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca, Paulo César de Almeida and Cristiana Brasil de Almeida Rebouças

Abstract: 

Objective: to validate the assistive technology Building to learn how to use the female condom for visually impaired women. Method: it is a methodological study. Pasquali was used as a methodological framework. Results: Participants were 100 women with visual impairment. The women's ages ranged from 18 to 75 years old. Most have blindness (55%), are not married (62%), attended high school (64%), have started sex life (81%) and have never used the female condom (89%). All items were in satisfactory agreement ≥72% (p<0.0001). Conclusion: we concluded that the assistive technology Building to learn how to use the female condom has been validated and is a valid strategy for the promotion and education on sexual health for visually impaired women.

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