1. Evaluation of Vulvovaginitis and Hygiene Habits of Women Attended in Primary Health Care Units of the Family
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Reginaldo dos Santos Pedroso, Thais Chimati Felix, Lúcio Borges de Araújo, and Denise Von Dolinger de Brito Röder
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Family health ,medicine.medical_specialty ,030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine ,business.industry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Medical record ,Laboratory reports ,Primary health care ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,medicine.disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Oncology ,Hygiene ,Family medicine ,Maternity and Midwifery ,Medicine ,Sex organ ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Razor Blade ,Bacterial vaginosis ,business ,media_common - Abstract
Background This study aims to investigate the occurrence of vulvovaginal infections, to describe and to relate the hygiene habits of women who were treated at the Units of Primary Attention to Family Health in a municipality in the interior of Brazil. Methods This was a cross-sectional study that was carried out in two Primary Health Care Units of the Family of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The population sample consisted of 100 women who underwent gynecological consultation in the health units. Data were collected through interviews and by the analysis of medical records. Results were reported according to laboratory reports. Results The participants' ages ranged from 18 to 45 years, with a median of 36 years. Thirty women (30%) presented alterations in the microbiota from a Pap smear, where bacterial vaginosis (diagnosed with Amsel criteria) was the predominant microorganism (83.3%). More than half of the women in the study who had vulvovaginitis wore cotton panties (70%, p = 0.651) and tight jeans/pants (83.3%, p = 0.010). The habit of depilating the genital area was reported by all the women, with the razor blade being the most commonly used tool (68%; p = 0.196). Conclusion Bacterial vaginosis was the most commonly reported infection in the cytological exams. Care with genitalia and genital hygiene habits may be associated with the occurrence of vulvovaginitis. more...
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- 2020
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