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- Title
DETECÇÃO PRECOCE DO CÂNCER DE MAMA: COMO ATUAM OS ENFERMEIROS DA ATENÇÃO PRIMÁRIA À SAÚDE?
- Authors
Costa Barbosa, Yonna; Costa Rabêlo, Poliana Pereira; Freire de Aguiar, Maria Ísis; Ribeiro Azevedo, Patrícia; Lima Cortês, Larissa Siqueira
- Abstract
Objective: to investigate the breast cancer control actions developed by nurses of the Family Health Strategy in a capital city in Brazil's Northeast. Method: cross-sectional study with 80 nurses working in the Family Health Strategy, between November 2012 and June 2013. We utilized a validated and tested questionnaire and the EPI INFO 2008 version 3.5.1 program for descriptive data analysis. Results: the nurses reported investigating the risk factors of the disease (91%), conducting clinical breast exams (96.3%), and ordering mammography (51.3%). There was an observed lack of familiarity with the high-risk factors and the indications for early detection exams. The actions are mostly not systematically planned and are limited to the moment of the Papanicolaou exam. Conclusion: it was verified that there are actions that differ from the Ministry of Health recommendations, as well as the need for professional qualification.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; BREAST tumor prevention; BREAST tumor risk factors; BREAST exams; MAMMOGRAMS; CLINICAL competence; FAMILY health; NURSING diagnosis; PRIMARY health care; QUESTIONNAIRES; JOB performance; CROSS-sectional method; EARLY diagnosis; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; EARLY detection of cancer
- Publication
Revista de Atencao Primaria a Saude, 2018, Vol 21, Issue 3, p375
- ISSN
1516-7704
- Publication type
Article