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- Title
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Related to the Pap Smear Test Among Users of a Primary Health Unit.
- Authors
Vasconcelos, Camila Teixeira Moreira; Pinheiro, Ana Karina Bezerra; Castelo, Ana Rita Pimentel; Costa, Lillian de Queiroz; de Oliveira, Roberta Grangeiro
- Abstract
This KAP (knowledge, attitude and practice) study, carried out from February to June 2008, aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding the Pap smear test among users of a primary health unit (PHU) and to verify any association with sociodemographic variables. The sample was comprised of 250 women. The knowledge, attitude and practice related to the examination were adequate in 40.4%, 28% and 67.6% of respondents, respectively. The results demonstrate higher proportions of adequate knowledge and attitude with schooling (>9 years) and age (>35 years). It is essential to seek specific answers regarding this issue in order to direct integrated actions of health education, thus ensuring greater access, adhesion and return of the women for the examination results.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CERVICAL cancer diagnosis; ANALYSIS of variance; ATTITUDE (Psychology); CHI-squared test; COMPUTER software; CONFIDENCE intervals; INTERVIEWING; MARITAL status; NURSES; PAP test; PATIENTS; PRIMARY health care; RESEARCH funding; DATA analysis; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; EDUCATIONAL attainment; CROSS-sectional method; HEALTH literacy
- Publication
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE), 2011, Vol 19, Issue 1, p97
- ISSN
1518-8345
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S0104-11692011000100014