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Sociodemographic characteristics and important factors for health maintenance in women
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Revista brasileira em promoção da saúde = Brazilian journal in health promotion, 2014-01, Vol.27 (4), p.502
Ort / Verlag
Fortaleza: Universidade de Fortaleza - Centro de Ciências da Saúde
Erscheinungsjahr
2014
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Objective: To investigate important factors for health maintenance and the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of women users of Basic Health Units. Methods: Observational, cross-sectional, and analytical study, carried out in 2011, involving 204 women seen in 26 units of the city of Queimadas, Paraíba. Information regarding demographic (housing location, skin colour, age, and marital status) and socioeconomic characteristics (educational level and assistance by the ‘Bolsa Família’ conditional cash transfer program), and life habits (diet, smoking, medical consultation, sedentarism, alcohol intake, and weight and stress control) was obtained by questionnaire, and then applied descriptive statistics and prevalence ratio. Results: The participants had mean age of 28.22 years (SD=6.49). The majority lived in rural areas (n=126; 61.76%), declared being able to read or write (n=184; 90.2%) and receiving the Bolsa Família grant (n=153; 75.0%). The most frequently cited features for health maintenance were healthy diet (n=126; 61.8%), not smoking (n=21; 10.3%), and regular medical consultation (n=19; 9.3%). The socioeconomic and demographic variables showed no significant statistical associations with the important features for health maintenance. Conclusion: The studied population recognizes the healthy diet, not smoking, and regular medical consultation as the most important features for healthmaintenance.