Prevalência dos agravos à saúde e sua relação com os fatores demográficos no município de Canitar - SP / Prevalence of health problems and their relation to demographics in the city of Canitar - SP

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

29/07/2011

RESUMO

This research aims to identify the prevalence of health problems and their relation to demographics in the city of Canitar/SP. The research was done in the total population of the municipality, about 1431 households with 4368 residents. For data collection a questionnaire was used by means of interviews conducted by 01 researcher and 06 community health workers of the Family Health Strategy. Questionnaire based on the form produced by the Ministry of Health, called the Information System of Primary Care, following the patterns of indicators of the World Health Organization The questionnaire was structured with ten closed questions applied in homes, focusing on: demographics (gender, age, marital status, religion, education) and health problems and/or diseases and/or condition that they reach people at the micro areas. After descriptive statistical analysis and estimation (chi-square with a 5% level of significance), the results showed that the city of Canitar / SP, there is a similarity ratio between female and male, predominantly young (up to 30 years), unmarried, Catholic, and with lower education (elementary school). In the city several diseases have been identified, with prevalence being higher in residents: 12.03% (n=490) visual impairments (included all residents who wear glasses) 11.02% (n=449) with hypertension; 5.84% (n=238) with respiratory diseases, and the municipality is surrounding plantation cane sugar, with sugar cane burning constantly and planes applying poison, and 3.81% (n=155) with diabetes. 75.61% (n=3017) of the population seek medical care in the Basic Health. We conclude that the district needs to intensify actions developed in the projects and programs for people over 40 years female, whereas hypertension, visual impairment and diabetes, affect more the age and gender as respiratory disease is not associated with gender and age in relation to features in the age group younger and older. But there is need to develop prevention and promotion programs for ages past, to prevent future bouts by pathologies. Thus, it is increasingly necessary to invest in health promotion and disease prevention aimed at an improved quality of life

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patologia prevalencia pathology prevalence demographic indicators indicadores demográficos

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