PERFIL DE PESSOAS ESTOMIZADAS DE UMA REGIÃO DE SAÚDE MINEIRA.

Objective: to describe the epidemiological profile of stomized people in a health region of Minas Gerais. Methodology: descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted from August to November 2014, the Care Health Service to the Stomized People level II of the municipality of the Divinópolis city. Data were collected by analyzing the records used for registration and monitoring of these people in the health service and submitted to descriptive analysis. Results: the study included 185 records of stomized people identified the predominance of men, married, older, low level of education and income less than two minimum salary; of the ostomy kind of colostomy result in from the colon and rectum cancer. Conclusion: this work made it possible to expand the knowledge about the ostomy population and may aid health professionals, especially nurses, to plan the assistance of the reference service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]