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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Main Authors: Inacia Sátiro Xavier de França, Caroline Gomes Maciel, Jamilly da Silva Aragão, Alexsandro Silva Coura, Aldenice Oliveira dos Santos, Arthur Felipe Rodrigues Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2017-08-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/20051
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Summary: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 significancelevel 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 associatedwith risk factors.
ISSN:1517-3852
2175-6783