Sociodemographic and clinical aspects of elderly woman with cervical cancer

Authors

  • José Francisco Ribeiro UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO PIAUI - UESPI CAMPUS: FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS - FACIME
  • Kleiton Richard Da Silva Araújo UESPI/FACIME
  • Viriato Campelo Campelo UFPI/CCS COORDENADOR DO MESTRADO CIÊNCIAS E SAÚDE
  • Maria do Livramento Fortes Figueiredo UFPI/CCS/ENFERMAGEM
  • Ana Roberta Vilarouca Da Silva UFPI/CCS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17058/reci.v6i2.6360

Abstract

Background and objectives: The increase in life expectancy brought in response to increase in the elderly population, especially women, therefore chronic degenerative diseases, especially cancer of the cervix. The aim of this study was to analyse the sociodemographic, clinical and treatment of elderly woman with cervical cancer registered in the database of a reference hospital in oncology to Piaui from 2008 to 2012. Methods: Retrospective descriptive study made 226 electronic medical records of elderly women with cervical cancer included in the January 2008 first period to 31 December 2012. Results: predominant age group 70 years or older (61.5%); brown ethnicity (47.5%); Married (51%); illiterate (43%) and retired (87.9%). As for the clinical characteristics and treatment performed was especially cervical intraepithelial neoplasia II (35.4%), followed by cervical intraepithelial neoplasia III (26.1%). For the histological type predominant squamous cell carcinoma (59.2%), followed adenomas (24.7%). The prevalence of treatment there was an association between chemotherapy and radiotherapy (55.7%) and Surgical plus radiotherapy and chemotherapy (38%) members. Conclusion: The results show that increasing age, the mulatto race, low education are intimately factors associated with low socio economic level que directly or indirectly exposes woman more susceptible to chronic degenerative diseases, especially cancer of the cervix.

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Author Biographies

José Francisco Ribeiro, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO PIAUI - UESPI CAMPUS: FACULDADE DE CIÊNCIAS MÉDICAS - FACIME

Professor mestre em Ciências e saúde pela UFPI. Enfermeiro Obstetra Docente do curso de graduação em enfermagem da UESPI/FACIME

Kleiton Richard Da Silva Araújo, UESPI/FACIME

Bacharel em enfermagem pela Universidade Estadual do Piaui. Campus faculdade de Ciências Médicas- UESPI/FACIME. Teresina-PI.

Viriato Campelo Campelo, UFPI/CCS COORDENADOR DO MESTRADO CIÊNCIAS E SAÚDE

PROFESSOR DOUTOR DO CURSO DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO: MESTRADO EM CIÊNCIAS E SAÚDE

Maria do Livramento Fortes Figueiredo, UFPI/CCS/ENFERMAGEM

PROFESSORA DRA DO DOUTORADO EM ENFERMAGEM DA UFPI

Ana Roberta Vilarouca Da Silva, UFPI/CCS

PROFESSORA DRA DO CURSO DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO: MESTRADO EM CIÊNCIAS E SAÚDE

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Published

2016-04-04

How to Cite

Ribeiro, J. F., Araújo, K. R. D. S., Campelo, V. C., Figueiredo, M. do L. F., & Da Silva, A. R. V. (2016). Sociodemographic and clinical aspects of elderly woman with cervical cancer. Revista De Epidemiologia E Controle De Infecção, 6(2), 63-67. https://doi.org/10.17058/reci.v6i2.6360

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2016)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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