MSD BRAZIL: ANALYSIS OF WOMEN'S HEALTH CONDITIONS AND FUNCTIONALITY
Keywords: Disability, epidemiological surveys, Women's health, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.
Introduction: Women are the most frequent users of health services, but throughout history their health rights have not always been respected. The reality of the multiplicity of functions, added to socioeconomic factors, can predispose women to more impairments in their health, which can impact their functionality. Population surveys help to outline the profile of a population, being extremely important in tracing goals and public policies. However, few surveys in Brazil are aimed at knowing the functionality of the female population. Objectives: To evaluate the health and functionality conditions of women through the Model Disability survel-MDS. Material and methods: This is a cross-sectional observational, population-based, quantitative study. This study is part of the project that was developed by the Research and Innovation Network in Functionality, Health and Sustainable Development Goals (FUSÃO Network). 385 women were included for this analysis, the analyzed variables were functionality through module 4000 and health conditions in module 5000. Result: A total of 385 women participated in this study, most of whom were adults (38.7%) , married (38.7%), self-declared brown (44.7%) and had completed high school (17.9%). When asked how they evaluated their health, most respondents (50.9%) reported having regular health. 67.8% of women reported having 1 to 4 health conditions. Of these, the most frequent were hypertension (40%), back pain or disc herniation and vision loss, both with 32.5% and sleeping problems (20%). When comparing self-reported health and disability, participants who those who reported poor or very poor health had worse disability scores for mobility, body structure and functions, activity and participation. Conclusion: In view of the findings, it is possible to see that most women report having regular health and that the worse the self-reported health perception, the worse the disability scores.