title: [Women and health: their concerns].
abstract: This investigation is part of a transcultural research project on women and health, which has as its conceptual framework women's life experiences. This research is qualitative in nature, and the methodology utilized is a content analysis of the documented discourses of a group of lower class women in Ribeirão Preto (SP). The results demonstrate that for these women, health is much more than the absence of disease". Their health concerns are biological, interpersonal, social and economic in nature, and are based more upon their personal experiences and social perceptions than on the concept of health and disease. The importance of this research is its relevance for quality nursing care which takes into consideration the many aspects of being a woman.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Mamede
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Messias
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Shimo
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: E de F
authors.initials: Ede F
authors.lastname: Biffi
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Matuo
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Felipe
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001938:Brazil; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011593:Psychology, Social; D016387:Women's Health
vernacular_title: Mulher e saúde: suas preocupações.