Health practices resulting from risk factors for breast cancer in working women
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Resumo: | Breast cancer is characterized as a public health problem. This study intended to verify the risk factors for breast cancer with employees from a university in Ceara and its relations with the health practices developed by such women. It was a transversal research, carried out from the period of January through April 2006, with 200 employees from a private university in Fortaleza. Data were collected with a questionnaire, organized at the SPSS and grouped in accordance with pre-established variables, using the risk factors in accordance with the INCA. The results indicated that 78, 9% were taking contraceptive pills; 62, 6% reported to be using alcoholic beverages; 21, 0% late menopause; 18,8% were smoking 18,5% had precocious menarche. About health practices 78, 8% carried out the breast self-examination. It was concluded that the women are attempted to the risk factors and adopt in their life style some health practices directed to precocious detection of the breast cancer. |
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Health practices resulting from risk factors for breast cancer in working womenRisk factorsBreast neoplasmsKnowledgeAttitudesPracticeWomen’s health.Breast cancer is characterized as a public health problem. This study intended to verify the risk factors for breast cancer with employees from a university in Ceara and its relations with the health practices developed by such women. It was a transversal research, carried out from the period of January through April 2006, with 200 employees from a private university in Fortaleza. Data were collected with a questionnaire, organized at the SPSS and grouped in accordance with pre-established variables, using the risk factors in accordance with the INCA. The results indicated that 78, 9% were taking contraceptive pills; 62, 6% reported to be using alcoholic beverages; 21, 0% late menopause; 18,8% were smoking 18,5% had precocious menarche. About health practices 78, 8% carried out the breast self-examination. It was concluded that the women are attempted to the risk factors and adopt in their life style some health practices directed to precocious detection of the breast cancer. Universidade Federal do Ceará2008-06-10info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5074Rev Rene; Vol 9 No 3 (2008)Rev Rene; v. 9 n. 3 (2008)2175-67831517-3852reponame:Rev Rene (Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)instacron:UFCCopyright (c) 2016 Northeast Network Nursing Journalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessLinard, Andrea GomesSilva, Raimunda Magalhães daMendonça, Francisco Antonio da Cruzeng2019-02-26T19:21:29Zoai:periodicos.ufc:article/5074Revistahttp://periodicos.ufc.br/renePUBhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/oairene@ufc.br||2175-67831517-3852opendoar:2019-02-26T19:21:29Rev Rene (Online) - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)false |
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Health practices resulting from risk factors for breast cancer in working women |
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Health practices resulting from risk factors for breast cancer in working women |
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Health practices resulting from risk factors for breast cancer in working women Linard, Andrea Gomes Risk factors Breast neoplasms Knowledge Attitudes Practice Women’s health. |
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Health practices resulting from risk factors for breast cancer in working women |
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Health practices resulting from risk factors for breast cancer in working women |
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Health practices resulting from risk factors for breast cancer in working women |
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Health practices resulting from risk factors for breast cancer in working women |
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Health practices resulting from risk factors for breast cancer in working women |
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Linard, Andrea Gomes |
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Linard, Andrea Gomes Silva, Raimunda Magalhães da Mendonça, Francisco Antonio da Cruz |
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Silva, Raimunda Magalhães da Mendonça, Francisco Antonio da Cruz |
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Linard, Andrea Gomes Silva, Raimunda Magalhães da Mendonça, Francisco Antonio da Cruz |
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Risk factors Breast neoplasms Knowledge Attitudes Practice Women’s health. |
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Risk factors Breast neoplasms Knowledge Attitudes Practice Women’s health. |
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Breast cancer is characterized as a public health problem. This study intended to verify the risk factors for breast cancer with employees from a university in Ceara and its relations with the health practices developed by such women. It was a transversal research, carried out from the period of January through April 2006, with 200 employees from a private university in Fortaleza. Data were collected with a questionnaire, organized at the SPSS and grouped in accordance with pre-established variables, using the risk factors in accordance with the INCA. The results indicated that 78, 9% were taking contraceptive pills; 62, 6% reported to be using alcoholic beverages; 21, 0% late menopause; 18,8% were smoking 18,5% had precocious menarche. About health practices 78, 8% carried out the breast self-examination. It was concluded that the women are attempted to the risk factors and adopt in their life style some health practices directed to precocious detection of the breast cancer. |
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2008 |
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2008-06-10 |
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http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5074 |
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Copyright (c) 2016 Northeast Network Nursing Journal |
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Universidade Federal do Ceará |
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Universidade Federal do Ceará |
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