KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF WOMEN ABOUT THE PAP AND PREVENTION OF CERVICAL-UTERINE

Abstract

This descriptive-exploratory research has as the main purpose: describe the problems caused for the cultural influence for the accomplishment of the Papanicolau and identify and analyze critically the performance of nurse ahead of the accomplishment of the Papanicolau. It’s justified because it is increasing the number of women contaminated for the HPV. Methods: has as focus the field research, where questionnaires with sexually active women or not had been used in high school in Niterói/RJ. All women had signed the Term of Free and Clarified Assent. We analised the answers through quanti-qualitative survey and separated them in categories: Problems evidenced for the accomplishment of the Papanicolau; Cultural influence front to the accomplishment of the preventive examination; Know-making of the women in relation to the Papanicolau and the HPV; professional of health x Preventive. Results: the problems faced by women for the accomplishment of Papanicolau confront-in the ones with the lack of information yielded for the professionals; the belief in the linking of the examination as a close and sexual act; the familiar and the partner support for the accomplishment of the Papanicolau; the women’s unfamiliarity on the importance of the Papanicolau; the intense necessity of nurses to specializing among others.