Factores relacionados al no presentarse a la consulta para recibir el resultado de la prueba de Papanicolaou

Authors

  • Camila Teixeira Moreira Vasconcelos Universidade Federal do Ceará; Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Denise de Fátima Fernandes Cunha Universidade Federal do Ceará; Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Cássia Fernandes Coelho
  • Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro Universidade Federal do Ceará; Faculdade de Farmácia, Odontologia e Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Namie Okino Sawada Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Centre for Nursing Research Development

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3132.2430

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to identify the factors related to the failure of women to attend the follow-up consultation to receive the results of the Pap smear test. METHOD: a cross-sectional study, carried out with 775 patients who underwent the Pap smear test in the Centro de Saúde da Família of Fortaleza, between September 2010 and February 2011. RESULTS: the majority of the women studied were young (≤35 years), had low levels of education (≤7 years of study), and commenced sexual activity early (≤20 years), with 17.0% of them failing to return to receive the test results. Statistically significant results for the failure to return were related to: young women (p=0.001); early onset of sexual activity (p=0.047); and inadequate knowledge about the Pap smear test (p=0.029). Conclusion the fact that the women failed to return for the result is a problem for the control of cervical cancer and must be addressed through educational strategies that reinforce the importance of the return for the early detection of this cancer.

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Published

2014-06-01

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 3 (2014)

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How to Cite

Factores relacionados al no presentarse a la consulta para recibir el resultado de la prueba de Papanicolaou . (2014). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 22(3), 401-407. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3132.2430