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Prevalence of venous ulcers and associated factors among adults of a health center in Vitória da Conquista - BA
Prevalência de úlceras venosas e fatores associados entre adultos de um centro de saúde de Vitória da Conquista – BA
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Abstract Objective: estimating the prevalence of venous ulcers and identifying the sociodemographic, behavioral, of health factors, the characteristics of the wound and treatment associated among individuals adults met in a health centre of Vitória da Conquista-BA. Method: this is a cross-sectional study in ... view more
Objective: estimating the prevalence of venous ulcers and identifying the sociodemographic, behavioral, of health factors, the characteristics of the wound and treatment associated among individuals adults met in a health centre of Vitória da Conquista-BA. Method: this is a cross-sectional study in which there were studied 42 individuals. The statistical analyzes were performed using Epi Info version 3.5.3. Results: the prevalence of venous ulcers was of 83,3%, being higher in females (95,5%). The factors that remained associated were: sex, living together, diabetes, chronic venous insufficiency, pain, start time of the first recurrence of ulcers and wounds. Conclusion: the results suggest the need for further researches to improve national records about venous ulcers and enable strategies to ensuring better health care based on scientific and clinical evidence.... view less
Keywords
health care; nursing; patient; social factors; demographic factors; illness; nursing services
Classification
Medical Sociology
Free Keywords
Krampfader; Gefäßerkrankung
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 2659-2669
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i3.2659-2669
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed