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Crenças em saúde relacionadas com o cancro do colo do útero: Um estudo com mulheres

2024; Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing (UICISA: E); Volume: VI Série; Issue: N.º 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.12707/rvi24.36.35014

2182-2883

Ana Margarida Fernandes, Ana Flávia Sousa Santos, Ana-Bela De Jesus Roldão Caetano,

Women's cancer prevention and management

Background: The nurse specialist in Maternal Health and Obstetric Nursing must prioritize the provision of anticipatory care, creating strategies that promote accessibility and motivation for cervical cancer screening. Objective: To determine the influence of sociodemographic, sexual, and gynecological variables and knowledge about cervical cancer on health beliefs. Methodology: From the question "What influences health beliefs about cervical cancer?", a quantitative, descriptive-correlational study was conducted with 55 women aged between 25 and 64 years. A questionnaire on beliefs and behaviors related to cervical cancer was applied. Results: There is a statistically significant relationship between the total score of the Health Belief Model Scale and the variables of having undergone a cervical cytology and professional situation. Conclusion: The findings suggest that nurse specialists in Maternal Health and Obstetric Nursing should implement interventions in occupational health and intervene autonomously and assume responsibility for performing a cervical cytology. A specialized nursing consultation should be created for the climacteric.