Factors associated with violence against women by an intimate partner in Northeast Brazil.

This study examined the prevalence, and associated factors, of violence against women by an intimate partner amongst 369 women who attended nursing consultations at primary care centres in Northeast Brazil. Socio-demographic variables, substance use, mental health and the forms of violence were analysed. IPV was a reality for 65.4% of the women of reproductive age seen in the centres. IPV, including psychological violence, is associated with age, education and religion, particularly amongst female cannabis users whose partners were also substance users. Primary care providers are in a position to detect, screen, counsel and treat women who experience IPV.

Consumo de tabaco por mulheres e fatores de risco associados / Women in tobacco consumption and risk factors associated

Objetivo: estimar a prevalência de tabagismo entre mulheres atendidas em consulta de enfermagem naEstratégia Saúde da Família, bem como seus fatores de risco associados. Metodologia: estudo descritivo,exploratório, transversal de abordagem quantitativa por meio de inquérito epidemiológico desenvolvido nasUnidades Básicas de Saúde (UBS) de Teresina, Picos, Floriano, Parnaíba e Bom Jesus. A amostra foi compostapor 369 mulheres de 20 a 59 anos. Resultados: a prevalência do consumo de tabaco foi de 18% e o padrão deconsumo, observou-se a média de 1,5 maços cigarros por dia. Identificou-se associação estatisticamentesignificativa do consumo de tabaco com a variável situação conjugal (p-valor=0,040), sendo o tabagismo maisfrequente naquelas mulheres sem companheiro (solteiras/separadas/viúvas). Conclusão: apesar doincremento de ações e políticas de enfrentamento a problemática do consumo de drogas, em especial detabaco,verifica-se que ainda é considerável a prevalência de mulheres consumidoras dessa substância.Portanto, acredita-se que as estratégias para redução desses indicadores devam ser repensadas, de modo atrazer maior adesão das mulheres, sobretudo, das jovens cuja frequência foi mais acentuada.

Objective: estimate the prevalence of smoking among women attending nursing consultation in the FamilyHealth Strategy and its associated risk factors. Methodology: descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectionalquantitative approach through epidemiological survey developed in Basic Health Units (BHU) Teresina, Picos,Floriano,Parnaíba and Bom Jesus. The sample consisted of 369 women 20-59 years. Results: the prevalence ofsmoking was 18% and the consumption pattern, there was an average of 1.5 cigarettes packs a day. Weidentified significant association of smoking with the variable marital status (p = 0,040), the most frequentsmoking in those women without a partner (single/separated/widowed). Conclusion: despite the increase ofactions and policies addressing the problem of drug use, especially tobacco, it turns out that is stillconsiderable prevalence of women consuming this substance. Therefore, it is believed that strategies toreduce these indicators should be rethought so as to bring greater adherence of women, especially the youngwhose frequency was more pronounced.