Sociodemographic profile of patients subjected to vasectomy in a public hospital in the Federal District

• Autor(a) principal: Mourão de Alencar, Lindson Michel
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Santos de Melo, Verônica, Moreira Corgozinho, Marcelo, Ramos de Andrade Antunes Gomes, Jacqueline, Menezes Bosco, Ana Paula, Almeida Félix, Caroline, Siqueira de Araujo, Lethícia, de Souza Lima Dias, Linéia, Julia de Queiroz, Lucivane, Minguins Pereira Morais, Luzinete, Yonaha Pereira, Mônica, Rodrigues Mendonça, Taciana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Health Residencies Journal (HRJ)
• Texto Completo: https://escsresidencias.emnuvens.com.br/hrj/article/view/313
• topic: Vasectomia; Anticoncepção; Planejamento Familiar; Vasectomy; Contraception; Family Planning

Introduction: Vasectomy is a relatively safe and effective practice of contraception. In Brazil, the demographic explosion is a serious problem in the less favored social classes. Objective: to describe the sociodemographic profile of patients undergoing vasectomy in a public hospital in the Federal District. Methodology: this is a retrospective, descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, based on consultation of patients' medical records. Results: the patients had a mean age of 34 years, predominantly married men (90%) only once (77%), with two living children (54%), color / ethnicity (57%), complete high school (71 %), income of up to 2 minimum wages (91%). As for the procedure, 100% performed under exclusive local anesthesia, 69% performed the spermogram, 72% did not return to the health unit due to pain or discomfort, analgesia was prescribed for 37% of the patients, and 83% received guidance on care in the postoperative. Conclusions: It is extremely important that the health professionals involved carry out a more comprehensive educational process focused on counseling on contraception and that they discuss gender relations, myths and taboos involved in vasectomy.