Lifestyles and surveillance of sexual and reproductive women’s health

Ferreira, M.; Ferreira, S.; Ferreira, N.; Andrade, J.; Chaves, C.; Duarte, J.

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Lifestyles and surveillance of sexual and reproductive women’s health

2016-02-05Journal article

dc.contributor.author	Ferreira, M.
dc.contributor.author	Ferreira, S.
dc.contributor.author	Ferreira, N.
dc.contributor.author	Andrade, J.
dc.contributor.author	Chaves, C.
dc.contributor.author	Duarte, J.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-02-09T08:24:16Z
dc.date.available	2017-02-09T08:24:16Z
dc.date.issued	2016-02-05
dc.description.abstract	Abstract: Background: The epidemic increase of diseases is closely related to lifestyle changes. The low adhesion to breast self-examination and cervical cytology hinders prevention and early diagnosis during the asymptomatic state of two silent diseases, with nonspecific symptoms that are a major cause of death by cancer in the Portuguese female population. Objectives: To analyze the influence of sociodemographic variables and lifestyles in the surveillance of sexual and reproductive health of Portuguese women. Methods: Quantitative, non-experimental, correlational and cross-sectional study, conducted with a non-probabilistic convenience sample of 522 women aged between 18 and 67 years old, who applied the questionnaires about Breast self-examination, Knowledge about cervical cancer and the Inventory "My Lifestyle" (Ribeiro, 1993. Results: The average age of women is 38.89 years old. Women aged 31-37 years old (28.6%), Portuguese (99.1%), cohabiting with a partner and / or child (74.0%), with an active employment status (67 5%), residing in urban areas (55.8%) with higher education and attending family planning consultations have better lifestyles, without statistical significance (F = 0.016, p = 0.899). Conclusions: Healthy behaviors and lifestyles are crucial to good overall health. Adhesion to surveillance of sexual and reproductive women’s health is influenced by several factors, including the place of residence, employment status and lifestyles. These variables must be considered by health professionals when planning periodic screenings.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Ferreira, M., Ferreira, S., Ferreira, N., Andrade, J., Chaves, C., & Duarte, J. (2016). Lifestyles and surveillance of sexual and reproductive women’s health. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 217, 1019-1027. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.02.097	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.02.097	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	1877-0428
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/4432
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Elsevier	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042816001221	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Lifestyles	pt_PT
dc.subject	Sexual health	pt_PT
dc.subject	Reproductive health	pt_PT
dc.subject	Womens health	pt_PT
dc.title	Lifestyles and surveillance of sexual and reproductive women’s health	pt_PT
dc.type	journal article
dspace.entity.type	Publication
oaire.citation.endPage	1027	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	1019	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	217	pt_PT
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	article	pt_PT