Knowledge of women with visual impairment about the human papillomavirus and risk factors

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...

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Autores: França, Inacia Sátiro Xavier de, Maciel, Caroline Gomes, Aragão, Jamilly da Silva, Coura, Alexsandro Silva, Santos, Aldenice Oliveira dos, Silva, Arthur Felipe Rodrigues
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufc.br:riufc/23828
Acceso en línea:http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/23828
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pessoas com Deficiência Visual
Visually Impaired Persons
Saúde da Mulher
Papillomaviridae
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Sumario: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.