BEHAVIORAL PROFILE OF PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDED IN A TESTING AND COUNSELING CENTER IN A FRONTIER MUNICIPALITY

Authors

  • Ana Jessily Camargo Barbosa Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
  • Fabiana Bertin Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
  • Rosane Meire Munhak da Silva Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
  • Jossiana Wilke Faller Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
  • Reinaldo Antônio da Silva-Sobrinho Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
  • Adriana Zilly Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i1.42957

Keywords:

Pregnant women, Health profile, HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis.

Abstract

The aim was to identify the behavioral and epidemiological profile of pregnant women attended in Testing and Counseling Centers in a frontier municipality, between 2007 and 2013, and to describe the occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases. It is a descriptive, documentary and retrospective study with 905 women. Attendance at the testing service was related to the prenatal consultation. The pregnant women were young (20 to 29 years old), married or in a stable relationship, Caucasian, and with up to 11 years’ education. It was ascertained that 1.66% were positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, 0.44% for syphilis, 0.22% for hepatitis B, and 0.22% for hepatitis C. The pregnant women presented behaviors of risk related to non-use of condoms with their steady partner and through the use of licit and illicit drugs. Furthermore, 12.6% reported not using condoms through lack of information. It is concluded that it is fundamental to strengthen actions in the context of the existing public health policies relating to women’s different health needs, so as to reduce behaviors of risk.

Author Biographies

Ana Jessily Camargo Barbosa, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Discente do Curso de Enfermagem.

Fabiana Bertin, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Graduada em Enfermagem.

Rosane Meire Munhak da Silva, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Enfermeira. Mestre em Biociências e Saúde. Docente do Curso de Enfermagem.

Jossiana Wilke Faller, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem. Docente do Curso de Enfermagem.

Reinaldo Antônio da Silva-Sobrinho, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Enfermeiro. Doutor em Ciências. Docente do Curso de Enfermagem e do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Ensino e em Saúde Pública em Região de Fronteira.

Adriana Zilly, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Bióloga. Doutora em Ciências. Docente do Curso de Enfermagem e do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Ensino e em Saúde Pública em Região de Fronteira.

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Published

2016-03-16

How to Cite

Barbosa, A. J. C., Bertin, F., Silva, R. M. M. da, Faller, J. W., Silva-Sobrinho, R. A. da, & Zilly, A. (2016). BEHAVIORAL PROFILE OF PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDED IN A TESTING AND COUNSELING CENTER IN A FRONTIER MUNICIPALITY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v21i1.42957

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Research

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