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- Title
Knowledge, attitude and practice of the smear test and its relation with female age.
- Authors
Pinho Silveira, Nara Sibério; Teixeira Moreira Vasconcelos, Camila; Oliveira Nicolau, Ana Izabel; Oliveira Batista Oriá, Mônica; da Costa Pinheiro, Patricia Neyva; Bezerra Pinheiro, Ana Karina
- Abstract
Objective: to verify the association among the knowledge attitude and practice of women in relation to the smear test and the age range. Method: a cross-sectional research was undertaken, associated with the knowledge, attitude and practice survey at a Primary Health Care service. The sample consisted of 775 women, distributed in three age ranges: adolescent, young and elderly. Results: although high rates of inappropriate knowledge were found in all age ranges, it was significantly higher among the adolescents (p = 0.000). A similar trend was found in the attitude component, with percentages of inappropriateness in adolescence that drop as age advances (p=0.000). Nevertheless, no statistical difference among the groups was found in terms of practice (p=0.852). Conclusion: the study demonstrated a relation between the age range and knowledge, attitude and practice of the smear test.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; AGE distribution; ATTITUDE (Psychology); NURSING; PAP test; WOMEN'S health; HEALTH literacy
- Publication
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE), 2016, Vol 24, p1
- ISSN
1518-8345
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1518-8345.0700.2699