This research aimed to describe individual, gynecological and sexual characteristics in women with HIV/AIDS. Thirty-four women were assessed at a reference service for cancer control in Fortaleza, Ceara-Brazil in 2008, using interviews and cervical secretion collection. Participants’ ages ranged from 17 to 54 years, 67.7% had aids, 55.8% belonged to low socioeconomic level, 44.1% were married, 94.1% informed up...
Objective Infection with HIV increased risk for the development of cancer, such as Kaposi’s sarcoma and invasive cancer of the cervix. Given the importance of health promotion in women, the purpose of this study was to perform cytological screening (Pap smear) and identify any association between CD4+ T-cell, atypical squamous cells and the Schiller’s Test in women with HIV/AIDS in Brazil. Design Descriptive an...
This research aimed to describe individual, gynecological and sexual characteristics in women with HIV/AIDS. Thirty-four women were assessed at a reference service for cancer control in Fortaleza, Ceara-Brazil in 2008, using interviews and cervical secretion collection. Participants’ ages ranged from 17 to 54 years, 67.7% had aids, 55.8% belonged to low socioeconomic level, 44.1% were married, 94.1% informed up...
O câncer de colo do útero em mulheres infectadas pelo HIV tem repercutido de forma significante em sua saúde. Neste estudo, objetivou-se analisar a situação dessas mulheres quando do exame de câncer do colo do útero e identificar marcadores da vulnerabilidade para o desenvolvimento dessa neoplasia. Estudo exploratório desenvolvido no Instituto de Prevenção do Câncer do Ceará (IPCC), em Fortaleza-CE. Participara...
This study identifies the dimensions and markers of vulnerability among women infected with HIV regarding the development of cervical cancer. A total of 76 HIV-infected women cared for in Fortaleza, CE, Brazil from October 2007 to June 2008 participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect socio-demographic, clinical, and sexual data, as well as situations related to health care follow-...
Objetivou-se identificar estudos que apontassem fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento do câncer de colo de útero em mulheres com HIV. Estudo documental extraído de artigos publicados entre 1997 e 2008. Utilizaram-se os periódicos indexados nas bases de dados MEDLINE e LILACS, onde foram captados 50 artigos, 20 na MEDLINE e 30 na LILACS. Os trabalhos foram categorizados em fatores de risco atribuídos: 1) Deter...
The aim of this study was to identify studies that pointed at risk factors for the cervical cancer in HIV infected women. This documental study was extracted from articles published between 1997 and 2008. For so it was used periodic indexed from the two databases MEDLINES and LILACS out of which 50 articles were selected, 20 in MEDLINE e 30 in the LILACS. The works had been categorized in attributed factors of ...
Objetivou-se descrever características individuais, ginecológicas e sexuais em mulheres com HIV/aids. Em serviço de referência para o controle de câncer em Fortaleza, Ceará-Brasil, avaliaram-se 34 mulheres mediante entrevista e coleta de secreção cervical em 2008. Das participantes a idade variou de 17 a 54 anos, 23(67,7%) apresentavam AIDS, 19(55,8%) eram de classe econômica baixa, 15(44,1%) casadas, 32(94,1%)...
This research aimed to describe individual, gynecological and sexual characteristics in women with HIV/AIDS. Thirty-four women were assessed at a reference service for cancer control in Fortaleza, Ceara-Brazil in 2008, using interviews and cervical secretion collection. Participants’ ages ranged from 17 to 54 years, 67.7% had aids, 55.8% belonged to low socioeconomic level, 44.1% were married, 94.1% informed u...
The population impoverishment is a social reality whose overcoming is necessary so that we can think about health as a positive concept. This study proposes a reflection on the coping strategies adopted by the Conjunto Palmeira, a Brazilian community in the Northeast, and their interface with health promotion. This community's reality is an example of overcoming social exclusion for different regions of Brazil ...