Maternal mortality has gained importance in research and policy since the mid-1980s. Thaddeus Maine recognized early on that timely adequate treatment for obstetric complications were a major factor reducing maternal deaths. Their work offered new approach to examining mortality, using three-phase framework understand gaps access management of emergencies: phase I--delay deciding seek care by woman and/or her family; II--delay reaching an health facility; III--delay receiving at facility....

ABSTRACT: Background: An improvement in maternal health conditions can only be achieved when a reduction the number of deaths is accompanied by frequency severe complications pregnancy. The objective this study was to investigate women's experiences related burden morbidity. Methods: This qualitative based on narratives women who survived pregnancy and were admitted intensive care unit public university hospital city Campinas, Brazil. A sample 30 recruited between April 2007 January 2008....

Abstract Background In Brazil, concern with the quality of life pregnant women is one points emphasized in Program for Humanization Prenatal Care and Childbirth launched 2000. However, there are few references literature on role either land or water-based physical exercise women's during pregnancy. The purpose this study was to evaluate effects a program water aerobics (QOL) sedentary women. Methods A comparative observational involving low-risk bearing single fetus gestational age less than...

OBJETIVO : Analisar o conhecimento de homens e mulheres acerca do HPV das vacinas sua intenção serem vacinados vacinarem seus filhos adolescentes. MÉTODOS Estudo descritivo, corte transversal, com 286 (18 a 49 anos) 252 60 anos), usuários cinco unidades básicas saúde duas policlínicas Sistema Único Saúde, em Campinas, SP, 2011. Foi realizada entrevista estruturada. Realizou-se análise bivariada regressão Poisson para identificar variáveis associadas ao sobre à vacinação. RESULTADOS Quase...

Comparar o conhecimento sobre DST/AIDS e avaliar fatores associados ao adequado uso consistente do preservativo masculino, em adolescentes de escolas públicas privadas Município São Paulo. Participaram 1.594 entre 12 19 anos, 13 5 privadas, que responderam um questionário preservativo. Calcularam-se as razões prevalência com intervalo confiança 95%. O escore DST teve ponto corte equivalendo a 50% acerto. Os testes estatísticos foram qui-quadrado Wilcoxon-Gehan. Realizou-se regressão múltipla...

To compare the knowledge of contraceptive methods as well to identify factors associated with adequate among public and private school adolescents.A cross-sectional study comprising 1,594 adolescents aged between 12 19 years old from 13 five schools in city São Paulo city, Brazil, was carried out June December 2003. Schools were randomly selected students filled a questionnaire about sociodemographic, reproductive methods. The prevalence ratios estimated 95% confidence interval for each...

OBJETIVO: avaliar a qualidade de vida e aspectos da sexualidade mulheres com câncer mama segundo o tipo cirurgia características sociodemográficas. MÉTODOS: realizou-se um estudo corte transversal 110 tratadas há pelo menos ano por no Centro Atenção Integral à Saúde Mulher UNICAMP. A foi avaliada meio do questionário WHOQOL-bref as questões sobre sexualidade, específico, qual se utilizou coeficiente alpha Cronbach para verificar validade concordância das respostas (alpha=0,72) técnica...

To evaluate the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and its associated factors in middle-aged women with 11 years or more formal education. A cross-sectional, population-based study was carried out using an anonymous, self-response questionnaire. total 315 Brazilian-born women, 40–65 age schooling, participated study. The instrument used evaluation based on Short Personal Experiences Questionnaire. Sexual calculated from mean score responsiveness (pleasure activities, excitation orgasm),...

OBJETIVO: Avaliar a prevalência de cesariana em hospitais brasileiros. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com dados do Sistema Global Dados para Saúde Materna e Perinatal, da Organização Mundial Saúde, os estados São Paulo, Pernambuco Distrito Federal. Analisaram-se 15.354 mulheres que tiveram parto entre setembro/2004 março/2005, segundo características sociodemográficas reprodutivas hospital. Foram realizadas análises bivariada - cálculos razões respectivos intervalos confiança- multivariada por...

To evaluate the effect of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) on female sexual dysfunctions.Twenty-six women with a diagnosis dysfunction (sexual desire, arousal, orgasmic disorders and/or dyspareunia) were included in clinical trial before/after approach . The assessment was carried out before, during (after five sessions) and at end treatment ten by two-digit palpation (assessment muscle, PFM, strength), intravaginal electromyography (EMG) (capture PFM contraction amplitudes) Female Sexual...

This study aims to evaluate multimorbidity and its associated factors in Brazilian women aged 50 years or older.This is a cross-sectional, population-based using self-reports. A total of 622 older were included. Multimorbidity was defined as two more the following morbidities: hypertension, osteoarthritis, cataracts, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, glaucoma, chronic bronchitis asthma, urinary incontinence, cancer, myocardial infarction, stroke, pulmonary emphysema. Sociodemographic,...

No Brasil, a realização de interrupção legal gestação consequente à violência sexual é permitida por lei. O objetivo deste estudo foi relatar vivências mulheres após sexual, no diagnóstico gravidez, na busca pelo serviço da e durante internação em um hospital universitário. Foi realizada pesquisa qualitativa com entrevistas semiestruturadas dez 18-38 anos escolaridade ≥ 8 anos, 1-5 gestação. As desconheciam o direito gestação, sentiram como experiência vergonhosa, mantiveram segredo não...

OBJETIVO: Estudar a prevalência de sintomas climatéricos, urogeniatais e sexuais em população mulheres do Brasil. MÉTODOS: Estudo descritivo corte transversal, base populacional. Selecionaram-se, por meio processo amostragem, 456 mulheres, residentes no município Campinas, SP, na faixa etária 45-60 anos idade, 1997, segundo informações da agência local Instituto Brasileiro Geografia Estatística. Os dados foram coletados entrevistas domiciliares, com questionários estruturados pré-testados. A...

A descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional, population-based study was conducted to identify age at menopause and its associated factors as well socio-cultural, demographic, economic characteristics of climacteric women in Campinas, São Paulo State. Subjects were 456 Brazilian between 45 60 years age, selected through area cluster sampling. Data collected home interviews using a structured, pre-tested questionnaire. This instrument an adaptation, done by the authors, questionnaires provided...

To estimate the prevalence of violence in women who are primary healthcare users and to verify if these situations were detected how they tackled by services' professionals.Descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out with 14 municipal women's health coordinators, 2,379 units, 75 managers 375 professionals, 15 municipalities State São Paulo (Southeastern Brazil), between August 2008 May 2009. Data collected through structured questionnaires a descriptive analysis was conducted.A specific...

Venezuela has been immersed in an economic and social crisis with a high number of migrant people. An important proportion Venezuelan migrants have crossed the north western border Brazil-Venezuela were United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) established 13 shelters. Our objectives to know perspectives views women hosted at UNHCR shelters on some SRH issues.We conducted qualitative study between November 2019 February 2020 12 focus group discussions (FGDs), 111 reproductive age...

OBJETIVO: Investigar os fatores relacionados à decisão das mulheres em amamentar e a duração planejada e, de fato observada, do aleitamento exclusivo entre trabalhadoras que dispõem creche na empresa. MÉTODOS: Estudo qualitativo no qual se comparou um grupo 15 cujos bebês estavam sendo alimentados apenas com leite materno quando começaram freqüentar da empresa outro similar incluía que, ao ingressar, já recebendo, além materno, outros alimentos. Foram realizadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas...

OBJETIVO: Conhecer a preferência de mulheres quanto às vias e formas parto, opinião médicos respeito dessa preferência. MÉTODOS: Foram entrevistadas 656 atendidas no Sistema Único Saúde, em hospitais São Paulo Pernambuco incluídos Estudo Latino-Americano Cesárea (ELAC): 230 três intervenção, que estratégia da segunda diante decisão realizar uma cesárea foi adotada como rotina, 426 quatro controle, onde não houve intervenção. Os responderam um auto-questionário, sendo 77 dos intervenção 70...

This two-component study (descriptive cross-sectional and qualitative) assessed the availability of contraceptives in primary care clinics Brazilian municipalities. The family planning program was also analyzed as part country's Family Health Strategy. Phone interviews were held with local health managers to obtain information on contraceptive supply a selected sample Four municipalities visited for qualitative analysis, using direct observation semi-structured professionals managers....