[SUS users' knowledge of and attitude to HPV virus and vaccines available in Brazil]. / Conhecimento e atitude de usuários do SUS sobre o HPV e as vacinas disponíveis no Brasil.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccines in men and women, users of the Brazilian Unified Health System, and the intention to get themselves and their teenage children vaccinated. METHODS: A descriptive, cross-sectional study with 286 women (18-49 years old) and 252 men (18-60 years old), users of five primary health units and two polyclinics in Campinas, SP, Southeastern Brazil, was carried out. Participants were interviewed in 2011 using a structured questionnaire. Bivariate and Poisson regression analysis were performed to identify variables associated with knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccines, and participants vaccination intentions. RESULTS: Almost 40.0% of the participants reported having heard of HPV and 28.9% mentioned adequate information. The main information source was the media (41.7%). Only 8.6% of the participants had heard of the HPV vaccines. Once the participants were informed of the existence of HPV vaccines about 94% of them said they would get vaccinated and/or vaccinate their teenage children, if the vaccines were available in the public health system. Schooling of over 8 years and being female were the variables independently associated with having heard of HPV, the vaccines and having adequate knowledge of the virus. Advanced age was associated with having heard of HPV vaccines. There were no variables associated with the vaccination intentions. CONCLUSIONS: These results reinforce the need for educational activities that provide the population with adequate information on HPV and preventive measures.

Conhecimento e atitude de usuários do SUS sobre o HPV e as vacinas disponíveis no Brasil / SUS users? knowledge of and attitude to HPV virus and vaccines available in Brazil / SUS users? knowledge of and attitude to HPV virus and vaccines available in Brazil

OBJETIVO : Analisar o conhecimento de homens e mulheres acerca do HPV e das vacinas e sua intenção de serem vacinados e de vacinarem seus filhos adolescentes. MÉTODOS : Estudo descritivo, de corte transversal, com 286 mulheres (18 a 49 anos) e 252 homens (18 a 60 anos), usuários de cinco unidades básicas de saúde e duas policlínicas do Sistema Único de Saúde, em Campinas, SP, em 2011. Foi realizada entrevista estruturada. Realizou-se análise bivariada e regressão de Poisson para identificar variáveis associadas ao conhecimento sobre HPV e vacinas e à intenção de vacinação. RESULTADOS : Quase 40,0% dos entrevistados referiram ter ouvido falar do HPV e 28,9% mencionaram informações adequadas; a principal fonte de informação foi a mídia (41,7%); 8,6% tinham ouvido falar das vacinas. Depois de informados da existência das vacinas, cerca de 94,0% dos participantes disseram que se vacinariam e/ou vacinariam filhos adolescentes se as vacinas estivessem disponíveis na rede pública de saúde. Escolaridade > 8 anos e ser do sexo feminino estiveram independentemente associados a ter ouvido falar do HPV e das vacinas e a ter conhecimento adequado sobre o vírus. Maior idade associou-se a ter ouvido falar das vacinas. Não houve variáveis associadas à intenção de vacinação. CONCLUSÕES : Os resultados reforçam a necessidade de haver intervenções educativas na população para prover informação adequada sobre o HPV e sobre medidas de prevenção. .

Objetivo : Analizar el conocimiento de hombres y mujeres sobre el VPH y de las vacunas y su intención de ser vacunados y de vacunar sus hijos adolescentes. Métodos : Estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal, con 286 mujeres (18 a 49 años) y 252 hombres (18 a 60 años), usuarios de cinco unidades básicas de salud y dos policlínicas del Sistema Único de Salud, en Campinas, SP – Brasil, en 2011. Se realizó entrevista estructurada. Se utilizó el análisis bivariado y regresión de Poisson para identificar variables asociadas al conocimiento sobre VPH y vacunas y la intención de vacunación. Resultados : Casi el 40,0% de los entrevistados mencionaron haber oído hablar del VPH y 28,9% relataron informaciones adecuadas; la principal fuente de información fueron los medios de comunicación (41,7%); 8,6% habían oído hablar de las vacunas. Después de informados de la existencia de las vacunas, cerca de 94,0% de los participantes dijeron que se vacunarían y/o vacunarían hijos adolescentes si las vacunas estaban disponibles en la red pública de salud. Escolaridad > 8 años y ser del sexo femenino estuvieron independientemente asociados al haber oído hablar del VPH y de las vacunas y tener conocimiento adecuado sobre el virus Mayor edad se asoció al haber oído hablar de vacunas. No hubo variables asociadas a la intención de vacunación. Conclusiones : Los resultados refuerzan la necesidad de haber intenciones educativas en la población para proveer información adecuada sobre el VPH y sobre medidas de prevención .

OBJECTIVE : To investigate knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccines in men and women, users of the Brazilian Unified Health System, and the intention to get themselves and their teenage children vaccinated. METHODS : A descriptive, cross-sectional study with 286 women (18-49 years old) and 252 men (18-60 years old), users of five primary health units and two polyclinics in Campinas, SP, Southeastern Brazil, was carried out. Participants were interviewed in 2011 using a structured questionnaire. Bivariate and Poisson regression analysis were performed to identify variables associated with knowledge of HPV and HPV vaccines, and participants vaccination intentions. RESULTS : Almost 40.0% of the participants reported having heard of HPV and 28.9% mentioned adequate information. The main information source was the media (41.7%). Only 8.6% of the participants had heard of the HPV vaccines. Once the participants were informed of the existence of HPV vaccines about 94% of them said they would get vaccinated and/or vaccinate their teenage children, if the vaccines were available in the public health system. Schooling of over 8 years and being female were the variables independently associated with having heard of HPV, the vaccines and having adequate knowledge of the virus. Advanced age was associated with having heard of HPV vaccines. There were no variables associated with the vaccination intentions. CONCLUSIONS : These results reinforce the need for educational activities that provide the population with adequate information on HPV and preventive measures. .

The effectiveness of connective tissue massage in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea among young women / Efetividade da massagem do tecido conjuntivo no tratamento da dismenorréia primária em mulheres jovens

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the possible effectiveness of connective tissue massage for the non-medical treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. METHODS: this was a pilot observational cohort study. SETTING: University clinics. PARTICIPANTS: Seventy two young women presenting primary dysmenorrhea. INTERVENTION: Physiotherapy students in their last year at university and physiotherapists were trained for 20 hours to apply the massage. All volunteers were submitted to lumbar connective tissue massage twice weekly, while they were not menstruating, during the three menstrual cycles that followed admission. The following regions were manipulated: sacral, lumbar, last thoracic vertebrae and subcostal. INDICATORS: Pain score, use of pain medication and other menstrual systemic symptoms over time (before treatment, after each of the three menstrual periods during treatment, and in the second and in the third month following treatment). RESULTS: after the first treatment month, the pain score decreased significantly (p<0.001). The percentage of women requiring pain medication and reporting systemic symptoms decreased over time, although there was no correlation between the number of massages and the pain score in the multiple regression analysis. CONCLUSIONS: connective tissue massage may cause a reduction in menstrual pain but the study design does leaves open the possibility of a placebo effect. The results justify performing a randomized clinical trial to confirm whether such an effect exists or not.

OBJETIVO: avaliar a possível efetividade da massagem do tecido conjuntivo para o tratamento não medicamentoso da dismenorréia primária. MÉTODOS: estudo piloto, do tipo observacional de coorte com setenta e duas mulheres jovens com dismenorréia primária em Clínica Universitária. Estudantes de fisioterapia e fisioterapeutas receberam treinamento de 20 horas para aplicar a massagem. Todas as voluntárias receberam massagem do tecido conjuntivo lombar duas vezes por semana, no período intermenstrual durante os três ciclos menstruais após a admissão. As regiões manipuladas foram: sacral, lombar, última vértebra torácica e sub-costal. Desfechos avaliados: Escore de dor, uso de medicamentos e ocorrência de outros sintomas sistêmicos ao longo do tempo (antes do tratamento, após cada ciclo menstrual durante o tratamento e nos dois meses após o tratamento). RESULTADOS: o escore de dor diminuiu significativamente após o primeiro mês de tratamento (p<0,001). A porcentagem de voluntárias que precisou de medicamentos para dor e que relatou sintomas sistêmicos diminuiu com o tempo de tratamento, mas não houve correlação entre o número de massagens e o escore de dor na análise multivariada. CONCLUSÃO: a massagem do tecido conjuntivo pode causar uma redução da dor menstrual, mas o tipo de estudo não permite excluir um efeito placebo. Os resultados justificam a realização de estudo clínico randomizado para confirmar ou não esse efeito.