2007
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-72032007000800006
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Prevalência de sintomas do climatério em mulheres dos meios rural e urbano no Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil

Abstract: OBJETIVO: avaliar a sintomatologia climatérica e fatores relacionados entre mulheres dos meios urbano e rural do Rio Grande do Norte. MÉTODOS: estudo transversal, descritivo, envolvendo casuística de 261 mulheres climatéricas residentes em Natal e Mossoró (grupo urbano; n=130) e Uruaçu, em São Gonçalo do Amarante (grupo rural; n=131). A sintomatologia climatérica foi avaliada pelo Índice Menopausal de Blatt-Kupperman (IMBK) e Escala Climatérica de Greene (ECG). A análise estatística constou de comparações das … Show more

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“…Symptoms such as heat waves, vaginal dryness and sleep disturbances are observed as consequence of these changes 4 . Under the psychosocial aspect, the climacteric corresponds to a series of life changes 5 . Added to this set of alterations observed in this period, the family composition may suffer changes due to death or divorce, children that leave or return home and parents that become more dependent, further aggravating the context of organic changes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Symptoms such as heat waves, vaginal dryness and sleep disturbances are observed as consequence of these changes 4 . Under the psychosocial aspect, the climacteric corresponds to a series of life changes 5 . Added to this set of alterations observed in this period, the family composition may suffer changes due to death or divorce, children that leave or return home and parents that become more dependent, further aggravating the context of organic changes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, there is disagreement on how much these factors influence physical activity among the Brazilian population [10][11][12] . Although many authors have investigated physical activity and associated factors in urban populations, there are few such studies conducted in rural areas 13,14 , which account for a significant percentage of this country's population (16%) 15 . Furthermore, comparing these populations is difficult because of the different metrics of physical activity used in these studies (objective ones such as accelerometers, or subjective ones such as questionnaires) 16 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…18 Another study, with perimenopausal women in Rio Grande do Norte, northern region, found that 37% engaged in 40 minutes of physical activity at least three days per week. 24 The objective of this study was to estimate the physical activity levels of a rural population and evaluate the associated sociodemographic factors.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%