Pap smears in eldery women look

Autor: Silva, Luipa Michele, Coutinho, Nychela Junaan Marques, Santos, Elita Rozendo do Nascimento, Moreira, Júlia Solange Dantas, Piagge, Carmem Silvia Laureano Dalle, Silva, Antonia Oliveira
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6, supl., 176-186
Druh dokumentu: Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article
ISSN: 2175-5361
DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i5.176-186
Popis: Objective: to know the social representations of older women on the Pap smear. Method: exploratory qualitative approach, conducted with 30 women attending the Family Health Unit Maria de Nazaré in the city of João Pessoa / PB. Data were analyzed with the help of the Alceste software. Results: analysis by Alceste pointed six classes or categories, covering both positive and negative associated with this examination, as images relating to the examination; positioning of older front of the examination; indications of the exam; exam; beliefs about the examination and justification for noncompliance. Conclusion: the social representations about Papanicolaou Test for elderly enables to offer health education actions that try to minimize socio-cultural barriers of these older, greater adherence of women to screening test considering the social context and their livings.
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