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...
Objective: to investigate the nurses’ practice regarding sexual violence against women. Methods: quantitative cross-sectional research conducted with 27 nurses in six Primary Care Units from each of the health districts of a city in the countryside of the Northeast Region of Brazil. Data collection took place from October to November 2011 through a questionnaire. Results: among the respondents, 96.3% recognized...
This study aimed to understand the representations of disability of adolescents and young people with disabilities acquired by violence. It was exploratory, descriptive, qualitative study was conducted in UBSF of Campina Grande, the period October 2011 to February 2012. In the universe of thirteen subjects, nine constituted the sample. Used as instruments form and semi-structured interviews. In the interviews w...
The aim of this research was to identify the achievements and challenges of the process of humanization in Basic Care Units of the Family (BCUF) in Campina Grande. It was a qualitative study accomplished with 36 health professionals and 74 users enrolled in the programs developed in 28 BCUF. Two questionnaires were used based on parameters of the National Policy of Humanization (NPH), one of them was made speci...
The aim of this research was to investigate the main causes of morbidity - mortality among eldest people from 1998 to 2003, compare the incidence of respiratory infections among old people during the year 1998 with the prevalence of that infections within the period of 1999-2003 and also, to investigate in the midst of the aged which age-group and sex are more affected by respiratory infections and fi nally to ...
This is a descriptive study conducted from 2005 to 2006 which aimed to investigate the pregnant women knowledge concerning HIV test and to identify the main reasons that motivate these women not to take the examination. It was conducted an interview with 62 pregnant women registered in five Family Health Basic u nits of the – FHB u . The content analysis allowed the identification of thematic groups: pregnant w...
Objective: to investigate the nurses’ practice regarding sexual violence against women. Methods: quantitative cross-sectional research conducted with 27 nurses in six Primary Care Units from each of the health districts of a city in the countryside of the Northeast Region of Brazil. Data collection took place from October to November 2011 through a questionnaire. Results: among the respondents, 96.3% recognized...
Objetivou-se compreender as representações sobre deficiência de adolescentes e jovens com deficiência física adquirida por violência. Tratou-se de pesquisa exploratória, descritiva, qualitativa, realizada nas UBSF de Campina Grande, período outubro de 2011 a fevereiro de 2012. No universo de treze sujeitos, nove se constituíram a amostra. Utilizou-se como instrumentos formulário e roteiro de entrevista semiestr...