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¿Qué entienden los jóvenes universitarios por monogamia y sexo sin penetración, como estrategias preventivas de la transmisión sexual del virus del SIDA? = What university students understand by monogamy and sex without penetration as preventive strategies of sexual transmission of AIDS virus?

Monogamy and sex without penetration are behaviors recommended by the WHO to avoid AIDS virus sexual transmission. Seven hundred and fifty university students from 18 to 25 years (67.7% women) were surveyed and they were asked to give a maximum of three free definitions of the words monogamy and sex without penetration to prevent AIDS virus sexual transmission. Their participation was voluntary and anonymous. Although the majority of the answers was correct, there was a considerable percentage of wrong answers, either for monogamy (3.7% masturbation; 2.1% to have many partners; 0.9% homosexual relations), or for sex without penetration (20.5% oral sex; 1.1% anal coitus; 0.8% coitus without orgasm; 0.4% coitus interruptus). Some definitions or examples differ by gender. The amount of wrongs or incomplete answers put researchers on the alert about insufficient preventive knowledge in a population with a high educational level

A gestão de políticas públicas em saúde da divisão de vigilância em saúde da secretaria de estado de saúde pública - SESPA no combate do HIV/AIDS no estado do Pará - um estudo de caso

A presente dissertação teve como objetivo compreender como se promove a Gestão da Divisão de Vigilância Sanitária pela Secretaria de Estado de Saúde Pública/SESPA no combate do HIV/AIDS no Estado do Pará. A pesquisa contemplou o processo de Gestão de Políticas Públicas em Saúde da Divisão de Vigilância em Saúde da Secretaria de Estado de Saúde Pública – SESPA no combate do HIV/AIDS no Estado do Pará, destacando os resultados dessa gestão nos casos notificados. Tratou-se de um estudo descritivo, cujos dados foram coletados a partir de levantamento bibliográfico e documental com aplicação de questionário na Divisão de Vigilância em Saúde da Secretaria do Estado de Saúde Pública/SESPA. O referencial teórico enfocou aspectos da contextualização da Gestão Pública e Privada, assim como fez referencia a Gestão de Políticas Públicas em Saúde em Portugal e no Brasil. Os resultados mostraram que a Gestão da Divisão de Vigilância Sanitária /SESPA consiste em uma Gestão Pública que realiza suas atividades sobre uma estrutura burocrata e centralizada impedindo que a mesma supra adequadamente, enquanto organização, às demandas do Estado do Pará e aos desafios impostos pelo HIV/AIDS, que se reafirma como assunto de saúde pública. Como conclusão, o estudo evidenciou que Gestão da Divisão da Vigilância em Saúde da Secretaria de Estado de Saúde Pública/SESPA no combate do HIV/AIDS não promoveu adequadamente suas ações, apresentando resultados satisfatórios, pois necessita de melhores políticas públicas que propiciem ações para o cumprimento de suas metas, fortalecendo a capacidade de organização e de articulação, como a redução efetiva das vulnerabilidades sociais e políticas que agenciam a expansão da epidemia, crescentemente associada às desigualdades sociais que vigoram no Estado do Pará.

Analysis of return patterns of digital hearing aids

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Evaluating the directional effects of acoustic horn style hearing aids using the QuickSIN procedure

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Analysis of return patterns of digital hearing aids

This paper examines the return rate for digital hearing aids and reason for the returns.

Comparison of two single-channel tactile aids for the deaf

This paper reviews a study to compare two commercially available single-channel tactile aids for the deaf.

Are distortion levels a problem with digital signal processing hearing aids and frequency modulation (FM) systems?

The purpose of this study was to examine objective and subjective distortion present when frequency modulation (FM) systems were coupled with four digital signal processing (DSP) hearing aids. Electroacoustic analysis and subjective listening tests by experienced audiologists revealed that distortion levels varied across hearing aids and channels.

Differences in performance in noise between conventional hearing aids and radiant multimicrophone beamforming technology

This paper discusses the results of a study to determine the differences between hearing aids and radiant beamforming technology.

Parental observations of children's responses to three sensory aids: cochlear implant, tactile aid, hearing aid

This study discusses a project undertaken to determine the benefits of sensory aids for hearing impaired children based on parental observations over a twelve month period.

The use of three speech training aids by a profoundly deaf child

This paper reviews a study of an eleven year old profoundly deaf child and the use of a oscilloscope in speech therapy.

Perception of speech through a 500 Hz low-pass filter: sensory aids and communication strategies

This paper reviews a study to investigate how a hearing impaired person can learn to discriminate speech distorted by a low pass filter in a sensory aid.

Frequency responses of hearing aids and their effects on the speech perception of eight hard-of-hearing subjects

This dissertation examines the relationship between frequency response and word-discrimination performance of hearing-impaired persons. Three questions are addressed: does the restoration of the normal field-to-eardrum transfer function improve word discrimination; is the restoration of the normal shape of the audibility curve (uniform hearing level at all frequencies) beneficial to hearing-impaired listeners; and can speech discrimination be improved by an extension of the present narrow-band response in hearing aids.

HIV and AIDS awareness in the deaf community

This paper examines awareness of HIV and AIDS in the Deaf community.

Perception of speech through a 500 Hz low-pass filter: sensory aids and communication strategies

This paper reviews a study to investigate how a hearing impaired person can learn to discriminate speech distorted by a low pass filter in a sensory aid.