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...
The aim of this work was to evaluate the structure, development and functioning of the family of a pregnant teenager. It was a qualitative research of the case study type, conducted from February to April 2008. The scenarios of the study were the Association of the Residents of Morro da Vitória in Fortaleza and the house of the teenager. The data were collected and analyzed using the Calgary Model of Family Ass...
The aim of this work was to evaluate the clinical manifestations of Precocious Puberty (PP) in girls and to investigate their parents’ knowledge concerning the pathology. This a descriptive and documental study, conducted in a specialized first aid post of the public service, in Fortaleza-CE-Brazil, in March 2008. Eighty-two girls from two to twelve years of age, who were using the hormone Gonadorelina, took pa...
Vulvar condyloma is characterized by genital warts caused by the human papilloma virus, a sexually transmitted disease. With this research we aimed to identify self-care behaviors from requisites for health deviation in women with vulvar condyloma. It is a transversal study in an attendance sample of one of the researchers from a public institution which is reference in Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Fortalez...
The objective of this research was to analyze the concepts of communication, acceptance and health education in nursing consultation in gynecology to climacteric women. A descriptive study with a qualitative approach was used with five nurses in a reference institution in gynecology in Fortaleza-Ceará-Brazil. They used semi-structured interviews and observation of clinical gynecology consultations from August t...
This study aimed at identifying factors associated with not performing periodic pap smear. It was a descriptive study with qualitative approach, carried out from November/2008 to January/2009, with 83 users of the Family Health Strategy, in the district of Caio Prado, Itapiúna-Ceara, Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interview and a guiding question, being approached according to content analy...
Vulvar condyloma is characterized by genital warts caused by the human papilloma virus, a sexually transmitted disease. With this research we aimed to identify self-care behaviors from requisites for health deviation in women with vulvar condyloma. It is a transversal study in an attendance sample of one of the researchers from a public institution which is reference in Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Fortalez...
DIÓGENES, Maria Albertina Rocha ; CESARINO, Maria Cecília Freitas ; JORGE, Roberta Jeane Bezerra ; QUEIROZ, Ingrid Nepomuceno Bezerra ; MENDES, Raquel Silveira. Fatores de risco para câncer cervical e adesão ao exame papanicolau entre trabalhadoras de enfermagem. Rev Rene, Fortaleza, v. 13, n. 1, p. 200-10, 2012.; The objective of this work was to verify the presence of risk factors for cervical cancer and iden...
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 objetivo foi verificar a presença dos fatores de risco para o câncer cervical e identificar a adesão ao exame papanicolau em auxiliares e técnicas de enfermagem de 20 serviços de atenção primária à saúde, em Fortaleza-CE-Brasil. Estudo descritivo, realizado de outubro 2008 a janeiro de 2009, envolvendo 77 mulheres. Coletaram-se os dados através de entrevista estruturada, disponibilizados em tabelas e tratados...