Conhecimento de mulheres sobre o exame citopatológico e fatores relacionados a não adesão: revisão narrativa de literatura

Abstract

In the northern region of the country it is observed that cervical cancer is the second most common. Since this type of cancer is more aggressive in elderly women and that prevention is essential, the present study aims to observe the level of knowledge of these women regarding the cytopathological examination and the reasons that lead to not adhering to it. For this study, which is a narrative review of the literature, no time frame was established and a free search for specialized scientific articles was carried out. In the search, priority was given to scientific articles with methodological design and of an advisory nature to women. From the analysis of several studies produced on this topic, it was realized the knowledge of women was observed about this exam, in addition to visualizing what are the main causes for not performing it correctly. As the most important and common factors among the complaints of the participants of the analyzed studies, it was noticed the lack of knowledge, the feeling of embarrassment and their low school and low social level. This narrative literature review becomes important because, from the knowledge of the existing hardships related to non-adherence to the cytopathological examination, new strategies can be adopted in the care geared to the needs of these women.