Carla Lorenna Ferreira de Albuquerque1, Marla da Paschoa Costa2, Felipe Moreira Nunes2, Roberto Wagner Junior Freire de Freitas3, Paulo Roberto Medeiros de Azevedo4, José Veríssimo Fernandes5, Juciane Vaz Rego3, Humberto Medeiros Barreto3. 1. Universidade Federal do Piauí, Department of Health Sciences, FlorianoPiauí, Brazil. 2. Universidade Federal do Piauí, Department of Health Sciences, FlorianoPiauí, Brazil, Nursing Undergraduate, Department of Health Sciences, Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Floriano, Piauí, Brazil. 3. Universidade Federal do Piauí, Department of Health Sciences, FlorianoPiauí, Brazil, MSc. Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI), Floriano, Piauí, Brazil. 4. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Department of Statistics, NatalRio Grande do Norte, Brazil, PhD. Professor, Department of Statistics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. 5. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Department of Parasitology and Microbiology, NatalRio Grande do Norte, Brazil, PhD. Professor, Department of Parasitology and Microbiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Abstract
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The Papanicolaou (Pap) test has been shown to be effective in preventing cervical cancer. However, both the national and international literature shows that Pap testing has not reached the level of coverage desired. The objective of this study was to assess women's knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the Pap test and to investigate whether there are any associations between these three factors and the women's sociodemographic characteristics. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional descriptive study conducted in Floriano, Piauí. METHODS: The study was conducted among 493 women between November 2009 and December 2010. A questionnaire with precoded questions was sed, and the responses were analyzed in terms of appropriateness in relation to the Pap test. RESULTS: The degrees of adequacy of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the Pap test were 36.7%, 67.2% and 69.6%, respectively. Among the main barriers against testing, absence of symptoms and a sense of embarrassment were the most notable. CONCLUSIONS: Women who visit doctors periodically had the most appropriate practices regarding the Pap test, but their knowledge of the procedure was poor. This suggests that these women were not receiving adequate information about the benefits of periodic testing.
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The Papanicolaou (Pap) test has been shown to be effective in preventing cervical cancer. However, both the national and international literature shows that Pap testing has not reached the level of coverage desired. The objective of this study was to assess women's knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the Pap test and to investigate whether there are any associations between these three factors and the women's sociodemographic characteristics. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional descriptive study conducted in Floriano, Piauí. METHODS: The study was conducted among 493 women between November 2009 and December 2010. A questionnaire with precoded questions was sed, and the responses were analyzed in terms of appropriateness in relation to the Pap test. RESULTS: The degrees of adequacy of knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the Pap test were 36.7%, 67.2% and 69.6%, respectively. Among the main barriers against testing, absence of symptoms and a sense of embarrassment were the most notable. CONCLUSIONS:Women who visit doctors periodically had the most appropriate practices regarding the Pap test, but their knowledge of the procedure was poor. This suggests that these women were not receiving adequate information about the benefits of periodic testing.
Authors: Philip E Castle; Vânia R S Silva; Marcia E L Consolaro; Nádia Kienen; Lorna Bittencourt; Sandra M Pelloso; Edward E Partridge; Amanda Pierz; Camila B Dartibale; Nelson S Uchimura; Isabel C Scarinci Journal: Cancer Prev Res (Phila) Date: 2019-01-16
Authors: Raisa Santos Cerqueira; Hebert Luan Pereira Campos Dos Santos; Nilia Maria de Brito Lima Prado; Rebecca Gusmão Bittencourt; Daniela Gomes Dos Santos Biscarde; Adriano Maia Dos Santos Journal: Rev Panam Salud Publica Date: 2022-08-18