Access to Papanicolaou Test by the Unified Health System users

Authors

  • Vanessa Franco de Carvalho
  • Nalú Pereira da Costa Kerber
  • Vanessa Andréia Wachholz
  • Flávia Conceição Pohlmann
  • Letícia Amico Marques
  • Fabiane Ferreira Francioni

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2016000200007

Keywords:

Health Services Accessibility, Papanicolaou Test, Secondary Prevention, Nursing.

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.

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Published

2016-04-30

How to Cite

Carvalho, V. F. de, Kerber, N. P. da C., Wachholz, V. A., Pohlmann, F. C., Marques, L. A., & Francioni, F. F. (2016). Access to Papanicolaou Test by the Unified Health System users. Rev Rene, 17(2), 198–207. https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2016000200007

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Research Article

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