Unveiling knowledge and practices of Brazilian community health agents on uterine cancer
Objective: to analyze the knowledge and practices of Brazilian community health agents on the prevention of uterine cancer. Method: convergent assistance research, with a qualitative approach. Thirteen community health workers participated in the interview stage. The analysis of the information was...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA) |
| Repository: | Repositório Institucional da UFMA |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:http://gurupi.ufma.br:123456789/914 |
| Online Access: | https://repositorio.ufma.br/jspui/handle/123456789/914 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Primary health care Community health workers Knowledge, uterine cervical neoplasms |
| Summary: | Objective: to analyze the knowledge and practices of Brazilian community health agents on the prevention of uterine cancer. Method: convergent assistance research, with a qualitative approach. Thirteen community health workers participated in the interview stage. The analysis of the information was based on the Bardin content analysis. Results: there was recognition of the importance of cytopathological examination for the prevention of cancer and doubt about the recommended interval for the examination. We also identified a gap related to the promotion of educational lectures as an incentive to the oncology cytology. Conclusion: the knowledge of the community agents presented diversities involving the scientific base and the empirical knowledge and they use a suitable and comprehensible language. It was highlighted the need for training of professionals to promote the prevention of this type of cancer. |
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