Factors associated with menopausal symptom severity in middle-aged Brazilian women from the Brazilian Western Amazon.

Objective: To determine the frequency and severity of menopausal symptoms and associated factors in middle-aged Brazilian women.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 1415 women aged 35-65 years attended at the Outpatient unit of the Clinicas Hospital of Rio Branco, Acre state, Brazil. The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) was used to assess the severity of menopause symptoms.

[Inquiry on condoms in the basin of Rio Acre: carriage, package, use and the infection risk for STD].

Descriptive-exploratory type study, carried with 168 inhabitants of the basin of Rio Acre - Brazil, which aimed to investigate preservative use and the risk for Sexually Transmited Diseases. For data collection it was used an application form with spontaneous participation and anonymate guaranty. As result, stands out the 64.