Conhecimento e adesao ao Papanicolau de mulheres de uma rede de Atencao Primaria a Saude/Knowledge and adherence to the Papanicolau of women from a primary health care network

• Published in: Revista de ciências médicas (Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil) Vol. 28; no. 1; p. 21
• Main Authors: Iglesias, Gabriela Abasto, Larrubia, Laís Guimarães, Campos Neto, Antônio de Siqueira, Pacca, Felipe Colombelli, Iembo, Tatiane
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Campinas 01-01-2019
• Subjects: Brasil
• ISSN: 1415-5796
• DOI: 10.24220/2318-0897v28n1a4008

Analisar o conhecimento e a adesão ao Papanicolau de mulheres que frequentam Unidades Básicas de Saúde. Após a análise de 99 questionários respondidos, ficou evidente um nível de conhecimento melhor sobre o exame de Papanicolau das residentes do bairro com melhores condições socioeconômicas e das mulheres mais jovens. Ficou evidente que muitas fazem esse exame sem saber o devido objetivo desse procedimento. A vergonha e a falta de tempo foram relatadas como motivos relevantes para não realizar o exame. To analyze the knowledge and adhesion to the Papanicolaou smear test of women attending Basic Health Units. A questionnaire composed of pre-coded and open questions was applied to users of two Basic Health Units of the city of São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, located in districts with different socioeconomic profiles. The data were statistically analyzed by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences program. After the analysis of 99 questionnaires answered, a better level of knowledge about the Pap smear was found among the residents of the better socioeconomic neighborhood and the younger women. It has become evident that many take this test without knowing the proper purpose of this procedure. Shame and lack of time were reported as relevant reasons for not doing the test. The lack of information on the Papanicolaou smear of women over 60 years of age and lower socioeconomic level was evident in this study and may be considered one of the most relevant aspects to non-adherence to cervical cancer prevention. In this way, alternative health actions should be adopted by the Basic Health Units to better guide the population and thus increase adherence to this examination.