Women who take pap smear in Fortaleza - social and sexual characterization.
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 2.25pt 0pt 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: " lang="EN-US">Considering the epidemiological relevance and the mortality of Uterine Cervix C...
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Universidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa
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| author | Camila Félix Américo Lydia Vieira Freitas Levânia Maria Benevides Dias Ana Carolina Maria Araújo Chagas Thaís Marques Lima Escolástica Rejane Ferreira Moura Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro |
| author_facet | Camila Félix Américo Lydia Vieira Freitas Levânia Maria Benevides Dias Ana Carolina Maria Araújo Chagas Thaís Marques Lima Escolástica Rejane Ferreira Moura Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro |
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| description | <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 2.25pt 0pt 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: " lang="EN-US">Considering the epidemiological relevance and the mortality of Uterine Cervix Cancer, the aim of this study is know the gynecological profile of women who take Pap smear in a basic unit of a metropolitan area. This is an exploratory study, with quantitative approach and traversal outlining which took place in a Center of Natural Childbirth with 72 women. The data was collected during the women’s appointment and the through analysis of the charts. It was found that most women had up to 40 years of age (42; 58,5%), with low education degree (44; 61,1%), married (39; 54,2%), with menarche from 10 to 13 years (36; 50%) and first sexual relation between 12 and 19 years (46; 63,9%). It was also found that some did not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>use contraceptive method (30; 41,7%), maintained vaginal only sexual relations (39; 54,1%) and did the Pap smear test annually (38; 53%). Its was observed a good adhesion to the Pap smear test by the women, even though not obeying a regular periodicity. These particular studies are of great importance, because it pounts out characteristics that interfere in the woman's health and make it possible for the health professionals to recognize what needs to be improved, together with the satisfactory characteristics in the development of these women's health. </span></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-72705cfe67de4ec5b8ee0b441dd611f12023-09-02T14:55:47ZengUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso CostaOnline Brazilian Journal of Nursing1676-42852009-12-0183Women who take pap smear in Fortaleza - social and sexual characterization.Camila Félix AméricoLydia Vieira FreitasLevânia Maria Benevides DiasAna Carolina Maria Araújo ChagasThaís Marques LimaEscolástica Rejane Ferreira MouraAna Karina Bezerra Pinheiro<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 2.25pt 0pt 0cm; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: " lang="EN-US">Considering the epidemiological relevance and the mortality of Uterine Cervix Cancer, the aim of this study is know the gynecological profile of women who take Pap smear in a basic unit of a metropolitan area. This is an exploratory study, with quantitative approach and traversal outlining which took place in a Center of Natural Childbirth with 72 women. The data was collected during the women’s appointment and the through analysis of the charts. It was found that most women had up to 40 years of age (42; 58,5%), with low education degree (44; 61,1%), married (39; 54,2%), with menarche from 10 to 13 years (36; 50%) and first sexual relation between 12 and 19 years (46; 63,9%). It was also found that some did not<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>use contraceptive method (30; 41,7%), maintained vaginal only sexual relations (39; 54,1%) and did the Pap smear test annually (38; 53%). Its was observed a good adhesion to the Pap smear test by the women, even though not obeying a regular periodicity. These particular studies are of great importance, because it pounts out characteristics that interfere in the woman's health and make it possible for the health professionals to recognize what needs to be improved, together with the satisfactory characteristics in the development of these women's health. </span></p>http://www.objnursing.uff.br/index.php/nursing/article/view/2528Nursing, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Cervix neoplasms prevention |
| spellingShingle | Camila Félix Américo Lydia Vieira Freitas Levânia Maria Benevides Dias Ana Carolina Maria Araújo Chagas Thaís Marques Lima Escolástica Rejane Ferreira Moura Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro Women who take pap smear in Fortaleza - social and sexual characterization. Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing Nursing, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Cervix neoplasms prevention |
| title | Women who take pap smear in Fortaleza - social and sexual characterization. |
| title_full | Women who take pap smear in Fortaleza - social and sexual characterization. |
| title_fullStr | Women who take pap smear in Fortaleza - social and sexual characterization. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women who take pap smear in Fortaleza - social and sexual characterization. |
| title_short | Women who take pap smear in Fortaleza - social and sexual characterization. |
| title_sort | women who take pap smear in fortaleza social and sexual characterization |
| topic | Nursing, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Cervix neoplasms prevention |
| url | http://www.objnursing.uff.br/index.php/nursing/article/view/2528 |
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