Life and health condition of rural working women

Abstract

Objective: To get to know the life and health of working women from the rural area of a city of the West region of Paraná State. Method: Descriptive and exploratory field research, with qualitative analysis. The data collection was carried out from January to June of 2018, with 29 women. Results: The maximum age was 68 years old and the minimum was 21, an average of 43,5 years old. 15 (51,72%) women took the last Pap Smear test with the nurse and 25 (86,20%) women told their vaccine schedule was complete. As for the referred diseases, the first cause is the circulatory system diseases, followed by genitourinary system, endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases. Conclusion: Women are acquiring their space in the rural environment, but they not always have the access to health services that they need to take care of their life and health.