The Condom 3

 性传播疾病的预防:行为的改变   STD Prevention: Behavior Change

 安全性行为- 避孕套/安全套3  

避孕套/安全套-在哪里得到与在哪里保藏
通常,在许多国家里的药店、药房、甚至自动售套机都能够很容易地买到安全套。最近几年来,安全套自动售套机已经被安置在公共卫生间(供“女士”和“男士”随手投币购买)、火车站、公共汽车站、大学生宿舍、甚至高中校园里。安全套并不贵,而且在各个AIDS防治机构、卫生部门、STDs诊所、酒吧和性俱乐部以及多种其他公立与私立研究所和机构都有免费样品发放。值得称道的是,许多妓院也提供安全套作为其服务的内容之一;以这种方式,妓院保护了性工作者和顾客。

无论如何,经常更换性伴的男男女女们应该始终有便利的安全套供应,在家里应该如此,在他们可能有性接触的场所里也应该如此。(女性能够为“无准备”的男性提供安全套,他们偶尔没有随身携带。)

安全套不应该存放得过久,而且始终要检查它的有效期。同理:一定不能将其放置在热源附近(例如:阳光直射环境、贴近身体的口袋里、汽车仪表板上的小柜里等场所都不宜存放安全套。)最后需要提醒的是:只有正确和始终如一地使用安全套才能够确保其防护作用!如果所有冒风险者都能够遵守这一规则,我们才能够赢得对抗AIDS和其他性传播疾病的这场战役。

德国的HIV感染与安全套销售统计     HIV Infections and Condom Sales in Germany

 

资料来源:柏林 罗伯特·科赫研究所     /Source: Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin

 

如图所示,10年里,德国每年HIV新近感染数。图表显示HIV感染在1993年(2360例)和2001年(1470例),有戏剧般的下降。2001年后,感染数再一次上升。同时,在德国的安全套销售下降几乎达9%,从2000年的2.07亿只到2003年的1.89亿只。

The chart shows, year by year, one decade of new HIV infections in Germany. It illustrates a dramatic decrease between 1993 (2360 cases) and 2001 (1470 cases). After that, the figures rise again. At the same time, condom sales in Germany drop by almost 9% from 207 million in 2000 to 189 million in 2003.

 The Condom 3

Codoms - Where to get and to keep them
In general, condoms are easy to find in drug stores, pharmacies, or, in many countries, even in vending machines. In recent years, such vending machines have been put up in public toilets (for both “Ladies” and “Gentlemen”), in railway stations, bus stops, college dormitories, and even in high schools. Condoms are not expensive, and free samples are often distributed by various AIDS organizations, health departments, STD clinics, bars and sex clubs, and many other public and private institutions and organizations. Commendably, many brothels also offer condoms as part of their service. This way, they protect both their sex workers and their customers.

In any case, men and women with changing sexual partners should always have a supply of condoms available, either at home or wherever they may have sexual contacts. (Women can offer condoms to “unprepared” men who happen not to have any.)

Condoms should not be kept for too long and always be examined for their expiration date. Also: They must never be exposed to heat (for example in in direct sunlight, in pockets close to the body, in automobile glove compartments, etc.)  Finally, condoms can work only when they are used correctly and consistently, i.e. every time! If these rules are observed by all those at risk, the fight against AIDS and the other STDs can still be won.

 

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