Title:	Quality of life of women from a quilombola community in northeastern Brazil.
Authors:	SANTOS, E. N. A. MAGALHÃES, P. K. A. SANTOS, A. M. CORREIA, M. S. SANTOS, J. C. S. CARVALHO NETO, A. P. M. SOUZA, M. A. LIMA, R. F. FONSECA, S. A. FERREIRA JÚNIOR, G. C. CAVALCANTI, M. G. S. COSTA, J. G. da MATOS ROCHA, T. J.
Affiliation:	E. N. A. SANTOS, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO CESMAC, MACEIÓ, AL; P. K. A. MAGALHÃES, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO CESMAC, MACEIÓ, AL; A. M. SANTOS, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO CESMAC, MACEIÓ, AL; M. S. CORREIA, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO CESMAC, MACEIÓ, AL; J. C. S. SANTOS, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO CESMAC, MACEIÓ, AL; A. P. M. CARVALHO NETO, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO CESMAC, MACEIÓ, AL; M. A. SOUZA, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO CESMAC, MACEIÓ, AL; R. F. LIMA, SECRETARIA DE SAÚDE DO DISTRITO FEDERAL, BRASÍLIA, DF; S. A. FONSECA, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO CESMAC, MACEIÓ, AL; G. C. FERREIRA-JÚNIOR, INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO, CIÊNCIA E TECNOLOGIA DO ACRE, XAPURI, AC; M. G. S. CAVALCANTI, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA PARAÍBA; JOAO GOMES DA COSTA, CNAT; T. J. MATOS-ROCHA, CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO CESMAC, MACEIÓ, AL; UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE ALAGOAS.
Date Issued:	2024
Citation:	Brazilian Journal of Biology, v. 84, 2024.
Description:	Quilombola communities are present in many Brazilian states living in precarious health conditions. This is due to geographic isolation, limitations to the access of the area in which they live in, and the lack of quality in the service when it is needed to be provided. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the quality of life of women from a quilombola community in northeastern Brazil. It is an observational, cross-sectional and descriptive study. 160 adult women were first interviewed through a form to collect a profile and then it was applied the WHOQOL Quality of Life questionnaire – bref. It was observed that the women were on average 40.7 years old (±17.25), married, self-declared black, who did not finish elementary school, housewife, had no income, with their own masonry house, with up to 6 rooms, supplied by a box of community treated water. Quality of Life had median scores in the domains: physical (3.18), psychological (3.4), social relationships (3.45) and environment (2.59). With this research, it was possible to characterize the quilombola community of Santa Luzia do Norte-AL regarding the difficulties of access to health and income generation, issues that affect their health condition. The problems described in this study can contribute to health actions being planned and carried out in order to improve socioeconomic and health conditions in this community, considering the social, political and environmental context, valuing their traditional knowledge and practices.
Thesagro:	Qualidade de Vida
Keywords:	Living conditions Vulnerable populations Access to health services Condição de vida Populações vulneráveis Acesso aos serviços de saúde Comunidades quilombolas Isolamento geográfico Nordeste brasileiro Mulheres Santa Luzia do Norte AL
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.246463
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNAT)