Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health among women in an ancient mining area in Brazil Perspectiva de la salud sexual y reproductiva en mujeres de una antigua zona minera de Brasil
The purpose of this study was to describe the reproductive profile and frequency of genital in fections among women living in the Serra Pelada, a former mining village in the Pará state, Brazil. A descriptive study of women living in the mining area of Serra Pelada was performed in 2004 through inte...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4a255120d2c64feca1d34c4cceb485f4 2023-05-15T15:18:53+02:00 Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health among women in an ancient mining area in Brazil Perspectiva de la salud sexual y reproductiva en mujeres de una antigua zona minera de Brasil Angélica Espinosa Miranda Paulo Roberto Merçon-de-Vargas Carlos E. P. Corbett Julieta França Corbett Reynaldo Dietze 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/4a255120d2c64feca1d34c4cceb485f4 EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892009000200009 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 https://doaj.org/article/4a255120d2c64feca1d34c4cceb485f4 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 25, Iss 2, Pp 157-161 (2009) Salud de la mujer minería enfermedades de los genitales femeninos comunidades vulnerables accesibilidad a los servicios de salud Brasil Women's health mining genital diseases women vulnerable groups health services accessibility Brazil Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2009 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T15:58:10Z The purpose of this study was to describe the reproductive profile and frequency of genital in fections among women living in the Serra Pelada, a former mining village in the Pará state, Brazil. A descriptive study of women living in the mining area of Serra Pelada was performed in 2004 through interviews that gathered demographics and clinical data, and assessed risk be haviors of 209 randomly-selected women. Blood samples were collected for rapid assay for HIV; specimens were taken for Pap smears and Gram stains. Standard descriptive statistical analy ses were performed and prevalence was calculated to reflect the relative frequency of each dis ease. Of the 209 participants, the median age was 38 years, with almost 70% having less than four years of education and 77% having no income or under 1.9 times the minimum wage of Brazil. About 30% did not have access to health care services during the preceding year. Risk behaviors included: alcohol abuse, 24.4%; illicit drug abuse, 4.3%; being a sex worker, 15.8%; and domestic violence, 17.7%. Abnormal Pap smear was found in 8.6%. Prevalence rates of in fection were: HIV, 1.9%; trichomoniasis, 2.9%; bacterial vaginosis, 18.7%; candidiasis, 5.7%; Chlamydial-related cytological changes, 3.3%; and HPV-related cytological changes, 3.8%. Women living in this mining area in Brazil are economically and socially vulnerable to health problems. It is important to point out the importance of concomitant broader strategies that include reducing poverty and empowering women to make improvements regarding their health. El propósito de este estudio fue describir el perfil reproductivo y la frecuencia de infecciones genitales en mujeres que viven en la población minera Serra Pelada en el Estado de Pará, Brasil. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de las mujeres que vivían en la zona minera de Serra Pelada en 2004 mediante entrevistas en las que se recabaron datos demográficos y clínicos y se examinaron las conductas de riesgo de 209 mujeres seleccionadas aleatoriamente. Se tomaron ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Salud de la mujer minería enfermedades de los genitales femeninos comunidades vulnerables accesibilidad a los servicios de salud Brasil Women's health mining genital diseases women vulnerable groups health services accessibility Brazil Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Angélica Espinosa Miranda Paulo Roberto Merçon-de-Vargas Carlos E. P. Corbett Julieta França Corbett Reynaldo Dietze Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health among women in an ancient mining area in Brazil Perspectiva de la salud sexual y reproductiva en mujeres de una antigua zona minera de Brasil |
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Salud de la mujer minería enfermedades de los genitales femeninos comunidades vulnerables accesibilidad a los servicios de salud Brasil Women's health mining genital diseases women vulnerable groups health services accessibility Brazil Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 |
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The purpose of this study was to describe the reproductive profile and frequency of genital in fections among women living in the Serra Pelada, a former mining village in the Pará state, Brazil. A descriptive study of women living in the mining area of Serra Pelada was performed in 2004 through interviews that gathered demographics and clinical data, and assessed risk be haviors of 209 randomly-selected women. Blood samples were collected for rapid assay for HIV; specimens were taken for Pap smears and Gram stains. Standard descriptive statistical analy ses were performed and prevalence was calculated to reflect the relative frequency of each dis ease. Of the 209 participants, the median age was 38 years, with almost 70% having less than four years of education and 77% having no income or under 1.9 times the minimum wage of Brazil. About 30% did not have access to health care services during the preceding year. Risk behaviors included: alcohol abuse, 24.4%; illicit drug abuse, 4.3%; being a sex worker, 15.8%; and domestic violence, 17.7%. Abnormal Pap smear was found in 8.6%. Prevalence rates of in fection were: HIV, 1.9%; trichomoniasis, 2.9%; bacterial vaginosis, 18.7%; candidiasis, 5.7%; Chlamydial-related cytological changes, 3.3%; and HPV-related cytological changes, 3.8%. Women living in this mining area in Brazil are economically and socially vulnerable to health problems. It is important to point out the importance of concomitant broader strategies that include reducing poverty and empowering women to make improvements regarding their health. El propósito de este estudio fue describir el perfil reproductivo y la frecuencia de infecciones genitales en mujeres que viven en la población minera Serra Pelada en el Estado de Pará, Brasil. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de las mujeres que vivían en la zona minera de Serra Pelada en 2004 mediante entrevistas en las que se recabaron datos demográficos y clínicos y se examinaron las conductas de riesgo de 209 mujeres seleccionadas aleatoriamente. Se tomaron ... |
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Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health among women in an ancient mining area in Brazil Perspectiva de la salud sexual y reproductiva en mujeres de una antigua zona minera de Brasil |
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Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health among women in an ancient mining area in Brazil Perspectiva de la salud sexual y reproductiva en mujeres de una antigua zona minera de Brasil |
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Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health among women in an ancient mining area in Brazil Perspectiva de la salud sexual y reproductiva en mujeres de una antigua zona minera de Brasil |
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Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health among women in an ancient mining area in Brazil Perspectiva de la salud sexual y reproductiva en mujeres de una antigua zona minera de Brasil |
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Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health among women in an ancient mining area in Brazil Perspectiva de la salud sexual y reproductiva en mujeres de una antigua zona minera de Brasil |
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perspectives on sexual and reproductive health among women in an ancient mining area in brazil perspectiva de la salud sexual y reproductiva en mujeres de una antigua zona minera de brasil |
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