[The prevalence of infertility and the importance of nursing work in this field]. / Prevalencia de la infertilidad e importancia de la labor de enfermería en este campo.
Rev Cubana Enferm
; 8(2): 92-101, 1992.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1342748
A survey in the health area of "Héroes del Moncada" Polyclinics in Plaza de la Revolución municipality from Havana City was carried out by means of a multistage sampling in which 352 women in reproductive age (15-49 years old) were randomly chosen. A questionnaire designed by the World Health Organization for this kind of investigation was applied and a work of information and orientation was carried out for the infertile women. Prevalence of infertility in this health area was moderate and was found in 9.1% of the total number of women studied (12.1% of married women). Primary infertility was found in 0.6% of the total number of the women studied (12.1% of married women) and secondary infertility was found in 8.5% (11.3% of married women). A 43.8% of infertile women wanted to be pregnant what inversely correlated with the age and the number of children. The efficacy of the educational work of nursing was evidenced because 85.7% of infertile women who wanted to be pregnant attended the specialized consultation after the interview by the nurse. It is recommended to increase the nursing activity in the field of human reproduction.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infertilidade Feminina
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Cuba
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Cubana Enferm
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Cuba