Performance of tests to prevent cervical cancer: promoting health nursing home

Authors

  • Camila Chaves da Costa
  • Lydia Vieira Freitas
  • Levânia Maria Benevides Dias
  • Thaís Marques Lima
  • Ana Kelve de Castro Damasceno
  • Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro

Keywords:

Nursing, Health Services for the Aged, Cervix Neoplasms Prevention.

Abstract

A growing number of elderly women sexually active, requiring the attention of health professionals to exercise their sexuality in a healthy way. Aimed at learning about the habits for the prevention of cervical cancer in elderly institutionalized in Fortaleza. Study a quantitative approach, with a descriptive and cross-section. Held in a nursing home, with 46 and 26 elderly. Data collection was by an instrument of objective questions in the month of April 2008. Found low education, a minority were married, 21.7% had never performed the Pap smear, 63.9% contained no regularity in the examinations and none had cancer. Some factors hinder the implementation of strategies for Health Education: low educational level, the proximity of death. But we have to invest in activities that encourage this population in the areas of their lives.

 

Published

2010-06-19

How to Cite

Costa, C. C. da, Freitas, L. V., Dias, L. M. B., Lima, T. M., Damasceno, A. K. de C., & Pinheiro, A. K. B. (2010). Performance of tests to prevent cervical cancer: promoting health nursing home. Rev Rene, 11(3). Retrieved from http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4571

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Section

Research Article

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