Conhecimento de mulheres com deficiência visual sobre o papilomavírus humano e fatores de risco
| Autor: | Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França, Caroline Gomes Maciel, Jamilly da Silva Aragão, Alexsandro Silva Coura, Aldenice Oliveira dos Santos, Arthur Felipe Rodrigues Silva |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Rev Rene, Vol 18, Iss 3, Pp 314-320 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1517-3852 2175-6783 |
| DOI: | 10.15253/2175-6783.2017000300005 |
| Popis: | 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, considering the significance level of 5%. Results: most participants said that they had already heard about the human papillomavirus (86.2%). One verified an association between the knowledge about the virus and the age of first sexual intercourse, the preventive Papanicolaou test and the frequency and use of condom. Conclusion: women with visual impairment, although with limitations, show knowledge about the human papillomavirus. This knowledge was associated with risk factors. |
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