This study aimed to evaluate the sociodemographic, behavioral, and biological profile and its relationship with the emergence of chronic non-communicable diseases in riverside populations in the Xingu region, Pará, Brazil. Characteristics related to health indicators and which risk factors are considered most important were analyzed. This is a cross-sectional, exploratory, and descriptive study. The sample consisted of riverside people of over 18 years of both sexes. The sample size (n = 86) was calculated with a confidence level of 95% and a sample error of 5%. The K-means clustering algorithm was adopted through an unsupervised method to divide the groups, and the values were expressed as a median. For continuous and categorical data, the Mann-Whitney and chi-square tests were used, respectively, and the significance level was set at p < 5%. The multi-layer perceptron algorithm was applied to classify the degree of importance of each variable. Based on this information, the sample was divided into two groups: the group with low or no education, with bad habits and worse health conditions, and the group with opposite characteristics. The risk factors considered for cardiovascular diseases and diabetes in the groups were low education (p < 0.001), sedentary lifestyle (p < 0.01), smoking, alcoholism, body mass index (p < 0.05), and waist–hip ratio, with values above the expected being observed in both groups. The factors considered important so as to be considered to have good health condition or not were the educational and social conditions of these communities, and one part of the riverside population was considered healthier than the other.
O presente artigo tem por objetivo relatar a experiência de um projeto de extensão que possibilitou o incentivo à prevenção ao câncer de pele. O estudo foi realizado nos municípios da região Amazônica, incluindo: Altamira/PA, Ananindeua/PA; Belém/PA; Cametá/PA; Parauapebas/PA e Porto Velho/RO, de forma presencial e online. Houve a exposição de causas, sintomas, diagnóstico e profilaxia do Câncer de Pele, com o auxílio de panfletos ilustrativos. Foram alcançados 868 participantes, em locais com elevada insolação e buscou-se conhecer a percepção dos usuários quanto às práticas de prevenção ao câncer de pele e seu conhecimento acerca do assunto. Acerca do público alcançado, observou-se diferenças na quantidade de pessoas, variações de faixa etária e de sexo dos participantes a depender do local escolhido para a realização das ações. Além disso, o momento de interação com os participantes da pesquisa proporcionou troca de conhecimentos e oferta de instruções sobre como se deve agir frente à exposição solar diária. Entende-se que ações extensionistas de educação em saúde são essenciais para contribuir com a prevenção ao câncer de pele e para a relação entre o meio acadêmico e a população.
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