This study aimed to evaluate primary health care from the perspective of the elderly, understanding the conceptions about the attributes of primary health care. Descriptive study with qualitative approach, conducted in Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. It was concluded that the perception of the elderly about primary health care is unsatisfactory regarding the performance of examinations, delivery of results, me...
Objective: to identify associations between sociodemographic aspects and risk factors for sexually transmitted infections in people with visual impairment. Methods: a cross-sectional study using an interview with 58 people with severe visual impairment or blindness. The prevalence ratio and Chi-Square and Fisher’s tests were calculated. Results: it was verified the association of risk factors for sexually trans...
Objective: to evaluate knowledge about sexual health, with blind people, before and after educational intervention. Method: action research conducted with 58 blind people enrolled in a philanthropic educational institution. A form with sociodemographic and knowledge variables about Sexually Transmitted Infections was used. The Chi-square and Fisher tests were performed. Results: men presented higher frequency o...
Objetivo: identificar o conhecimento das mulheres com deficiência visual sobre o Papilomavírus Humano e sua associação com fatores de risco. Métodos: estudo transversal, com 29 mulheres com deficiência visual, utilizando questionário contendo variáveis: sociodemográficas, fatores de risco, conhecimento sobre Papilomavírus Humano. Na análise utilizou-se estatística descritiva e analítica, teste de Fisher, consid...
association with risk factors. Methods: cross-sectional study with 29 women with visual impairment using a questionnaire containing demographic variables, risk factors and knowledge about the human papillomavirus. The analysis was performed using analytical and descriptive statistics, Fisher’s test, considering the significancelevel of 5%. Results: most participants said that they had already heard about the hu...
Objective: to identify the knowledge of women visual impairment about the human papillomavirus and its association with risk factors. Methods: cross-sectional study with 29 women with visual impairment using a questionnaire containing demographic variables, risk factors and knowledge about the human papillomavirus. The analysis was performed using analytical and descriptive statistics, Fisher’s test, considerin...
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Objective: to assess the knowledge of blind women about the risk factors for breast cancer and whether they look for early detection of this cancer. Methods: a quasi-experimental study with 72 blind women distributed in focus groups. Data were collected through interviews. Results: few participants had knowledge about one or more risk factors for breast cancer, but most practiced early detection. Health educati...
Objetivo: averiguar o conhecimento de mulheres cegas sobre os fatores de risco para o câncer mamário e se elas buscam a detecção precoce dessa neoplasia. Métodos: estudo quase-experimental com 72 mulheres cegas distribuídas em grupos focais. Coletaram-se dados por meio de entrevista. Resultados: poucas participantes conheciam um ou mais fator de risco para câncer mamário, mas a maioria pratica a detecção precoc...
Objective: to assess the knowledge of blind women about the risk factors for breast cancer and whether they look for early detection of this cancer. Methods: a quasi-experimental study with 72 blind women distributed in focus groups. Data were collected through interviews. Results: few participants had knowledge about one or more risk factors for breast cancer, but most practiced early detection. Health educati...