TY - JOUR
T1 - Conceptions of women on cervical cancer screening
AU - Almeida, Camila Aparecida Pinheiro Landim
AU - Sousa, Gabriele Marques de
AU - Monteiro, Renata Borges
AU - Muller, Janayna Batista Barbosa de Sousa
AU - Sampaio, João Paulo da Silva
N1 - Funding Information:
The inclusion of participants in this study was performed obeying the ethical and legal recommendations that rule research with human beings (Brasil, 2013). All participants were informed about the purpose and methods of the study and signed the Informed Consent Form. The research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Higher Education Institute of Piauí, UNINOVAFAPI, in compliance with Resolution 466/12 of the National Health Council, under the Certificate of Presentation and Ethical Assessment (CAAE) nº 56868216.4.0000.5210 and Opinion nº 1,613,758, in June 29, 2016.
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Despite the high prevalence and incidence of cervical cancer, this disease can be avoided and has great healing potential when detected at early stages. Cervical cancer screening is used in monitoring programs for early diagnosis and is considered safe and effective. This study aimed to analyze the conceptions of women on cervical cancer screening. A qualitative study was carried out with 30 women assisted in primary care, in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. The Discourse of the Collective Subject was obtained from interviews carried out from August to October 2016. The speeches expressed the notions that women have about the significance of the screening test, the importance of undergoing the test, and prevention of cervical cancer. The conceptions of the interviewed women revealed that the test prevents diseases, including cervical cancer. However, the discourses left clear the lack of knowledge on HPV, its forms of prevention and cervical cancer. The analysis revealed that women have superficial or insufficient knowledge about the significance of the screening test and cervical cancer.
AB - Despite the high prevalence and incidence of cervical cancer, this disease can be avoided and has great healing potential when detected at early stages. Cervical cancer screening is used in monitoring programs for early diagnosis and is considered safe and effective. This study aimed to analyze the conceptions of women on cervical cancer screening. A qualitative study was carried out with 30 women assisted in primary care, in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. The Discourse of the Collective Subject was obtained from interviews carried out from August to October 2016. The speeches expressed the notions that women have about the significance of the screening test, the importance of undergoing the test, and prevention of cervical cancer. The conceptions of the interviewed women revealed that the test prevents diseases, including cervical cancer. However, the discourses left clear the lack of knowledge on HPV, its forms of prevention and cervical cancer. The analysis revealed that women have superficial or insufficient knowledge about the significance of the screening test and cervical cancer.
KW - Women's health
KW - Papanicolaou test
KW - Uterine cervical neoplasms
KW - Family health strategy
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85044654738
U2 - 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v40i1.35898
DO - 10.4025/actascihealthsci.v40i1.35898
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85044654738
SN - 1679-9291
VL - 40
JO - Acta Scientiarum - Health Sciences
JF - Acta Scientiarum - Health Sciences
M1 - e35898
ER -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being