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- Title
Access to Papanicolaou Test by the Unified Health System users.
- Authors
Franco de Carvalho, Vanessa; da Costa Kerber, Nalú Pereira; Wachholz, Vanessa Andréia; Pohlmann, Flávia Conceição; Amico Marques, Letícia; Ferreira Francioni, Fabiane
- Abstract
Objective: to understand how is the access to the public health service users in the Papanicolaou Test. Methods: qualitative study, with 52 women who have changes in the Pap smear exam, questioning the exam achievement frequency and the difficulties of its access and the consultations. It was developed a thematic analysis based on the Fekete accessibility reference. Results: three categories emerged: access to information on the frequency of Pap smears, highlighting the completion of the examination linked only to the professional application; access to Pap smears, in which most women do not have difficulty; access to a return visit, showing the difficulty of women getting back into service after the exam. Conclusion: most women have easy access to the Pap smear. However, there are limitations on the return visit, hindering to establish immediate actions to the beginning of treatment.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; WOMEN'S health; HEALTH services accessibility; PAP test; DISEASE relapse; QUALITATIVE research; ACCESS to information; THEMATIC analysis; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Rev Rene, 2016, Vol 17, Issue 2, p198
- ISSN
1517-3852
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15253/2175-6783.2016000200007