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| Author(s): |
Pereira, Wendry Maria Paixão
[1]
;
Schmitt, Ana Carolina Basso
;
Buchalla, Cássia Maria
;
Reis, Alberto Olavo Advincula
;
Aldrighi, José Mendes
Total Authors: 5
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| Affiliation: | [1] Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 5
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista brasileira de crescimento e desenvolvimento humano; v. 19, n. 1, p. 89-97, abr. 2009. |
| Field of knowledge: | Health Sciences - Collective Health |
| Abstract | |
The present study estimated the prevalence of anxiety and characterized the possible associated factors in 749 women in menopause, registered in the Family Health Program and members of the Project of Health Pindamonhangaba (PROSAPIN). This is a cross sectional observational study, the method was the application of a self-reported questionnaire containing socio-demographic variables of anxiety and anthropometry. Statistical analysis was performed by the distribution of frequencies and Odds Ratio (confidence interval=95%), considering the level of significance at p>0.05. The results showed that the prevalence of anxiety was 49.8% (95% CI: 46.2 to 53.4) and, among the main factors associated with the anxiety of such a school (OR:1,20 p=0.005), activity (OR:0.68 p=0.001) and duration of menopausal transition (OR:1.21 p=0.003). In conclusion, the anxiety was very prevalent, affecting almost half the population studied and the main factors associated with anxiety were the living habits and socioeconomic. (AU) | |