ATUAÇÃO DAS UNIVERSIDADES PROMOTORAS DE SAÚDE NA PREVENÇÃO DE NEOPLASIAS DO COLO DO ÚTERO

Abstract

Current transversal and descriptive study was undertaken with females (n=61) who work in the cleaning sector of a private university in Maringa, Brazil. Their perception on the prevention of cervix cancer was evaluated. Half-structured questionnaires, prepared on information retrieved from database of the Cancer National Institute, were applied. Further, 8.20% of the employees never undertook any preventive examination (group NR); 26.23% undertook the test more than two years ago (group R+2); 65.57% undertook the test less than two years ago (group R-2). For NR, 20% acknowledge HPV as a necessary factor for cancer; 43.75% for NR and 40% for R+2. In the case of NR, 60% acknowledge that prevention helps in diagnosis, 70% in R+2 and 80% in R-2. In the case of R+2, 25% acknowledge that every female between 25 and 64 years should undertake the test and 7.5% in the case of R-2. In the case of R+2, 12.5% have routine tests and 30% for R-2. Results show that adhesion to preventive test is intuitive and knowledge on the disease is limited. Health education is highly recommended.