Perfil de mulheres em uso de anticoncepcionais hormonais.

Abstract

The attention to sexual and reproductive health and family planning services are human rights, the benefits of family planning methods and access to appropriate information are essential to everyone. The health professionals must act investigating the condition that contraindicates the use of hormonal contraception, to initiate the choice of hormonal contraception is required a detailed clinical evaluation analyzing the risks and benefits of using this drugs. The use of contraceptives in women should avoid in conditions that in combination with this method may increase the risk of illness or death. This study aimed to analyze the profile of women using hormonal contraceptives that are registered in a family health care unit; to identify identify risk factors associated with the use of hormonal contraceptives and verify signs and symptoms that are associated to the use of hormonal contraceptives. The methodology proposed for a descriptive field study with a quantitative approach and it was performed in a family health care unit located in the city of Cajazeiras- PB. The target population consisted of 238 women registered in the unit for planning family activities and the sample was 70 women who fit the inclusion criteria. The data was collected after the permission of Ethics Committee for Research through a semi-structured questionnaire. After collection, the instruments were listed and coded using the statistical package Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 21. The variables were analyzed statistically. Based on the results, it was noted that 58,6% of women were between 17-34 years, 70% had high school, 78,5% with a partner 50% with no gainful employment, the most common personal antecedents were hypertension, anemia and smoking. There were predominance between the appropriate parameter of women’s pressure index by the moment of collection. In relation to body mass index, they were in the proper weight however, a high percentage of women were overweight /obese. About the abdominal circumference, the women showed low/moderate risk. They reported amenorrhea, pain and/or leg swelling. In relation to the health family history, they reported at least one family member who has hypertension and diabetes. There was predominance of current usage of minipill, with 71, 4%. The age of menarche was between 12 and 14 years, with 72,9%. Thus, the results obtained allowed us to demonstrate there is an impetuous need to perform even more a study that analyzes women that pretend or are in actual use of hormonal contraceptives.