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Assessment of access to Women's Health in the Northeast Region of Brazil in time of the COVID-19 pandemic
| Summary: | Objectives: This research aims to analyze the impact of the pandemic by COVID-19 on access to intimate health of women in the Northeast region of Brazil. Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional, and descriptive study, through its online questionnaire, with northeastern women from 18 years of age. The sample calculation was performed using the population parameter estimate equation, finding a minimum "n" of 385 people. The form was published through social networks, with the participation of 463 women. Results: The profile socio-demographic study was composed chiefly of white women (52.3%), between 18-24 years old (47.5%), and had health insurance (78.4%). Of the 100 women who did not have access to supplementary health, 56% depended exclusively on the SUS. Of the 463 participants, 63.8% consulted during the pandemic, 33% did not see, and 3.2% made appointments but had not yet gone. Among those that depended exclusively on the SUS, 67.3% were not attended, a percentage approximately twice as high as that of the general sample. As for the women who attended the visits, 44.5% faced some difficulty in accessing the consultation, and 84.3% of these limitations arose or worsened because of the pandemic. Conclusion: Although most participants had good conditions, one-third did not consult during the pandemic. Due to several factors, it is notorious that this period negatively impacted women's health, reducing the number of queries and increasing access difficulties. |
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| Main Authors: | Menezes, Juliana Pereira de Lucena |
| Other Authors: | Alves, Rebeca Feitosa Dória; Santana, Joanna Sousa da Fonsêca; Rosa, Cássia Fernanda dos Santos; Nascimento, Carmem Isaura Salles do; Lima, Adrielle Karolina Ribeiro; Fontes, Gabriela de Queiroz; Dantas, Maria Eduarda Pereira; Nogueira, Marina de Pádua |
| Subject: | Women's Health Pandemics COVID-19. Salud de la Mujer Pandemias COVID-19. Saúde da Mulher Pandemias COVID-19. |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Document type: | article |
| Access type: | unknown |
| Associated institution: | IBICT |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Origin: | Oasisbr |
| Summary: | Objectives: This research aims to analyze the impact of the pandemic by COVID-19 on access to intimate health of women in the Northeast region of Brazil. Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional, and descriptive study, through its online questionnaire, with northeastern women from 18 years of age. The sample calculation was performed using the population parameter estimate equation, finding a minimum "n" of 385 people. The form was published through social networks, with the participation of 463 women. Results: The profile socio-demographic study was composed chiefly of white women (52.3%), between 18-24 years old (47.5%), and had health insurance (78.4%). Of the 100 women who did not have access to supplementary health, 56% depended exclusively on the SUS. Of the 463 participants, 63.8% consulted during the pandemic, 33% did not see, and 3.2% made appointments but had not yet gone. Among those that depended exclusively on the SUS, 67.3% were not attended, a percentage approximately twice as high as that of the general sample. As for the women who attended the visits, 44.5% faced some difficulty in accessing the consultation, and 84.3% of these limitations arose or worsened because of the pandemic. Conclusion: Although most participants had good conditions, one-third did not consult during the pandemic. Due to several factors, it is notorious that this period negatively impacted women's health, reducing the number of queries and increasing access difficulties. |
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