Performance of tests to prevent cervical cancer: promoting health nursing home
A growing number of elderly women sexually active, requiring the attention of health professionals to exercise their sexuality in a healthy way. Aimed at learning about the habits for the prevention of cervical cancer in elderly institutionalized in Fortaleza. Study a quantitative approach, with a d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Ceará
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Rev Rene |
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4571 |
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| Summary: | A growing number of elderly women sexually active, requiring the attention of health professionals to exercise their sexuality in a healthy way. Aimed at learning about the habits for the prevention of cervical cancer in elderly institutionalized in Fortaleza. Study a quantitative approach, with a descriptive and cross-section. Held in a nursing home, with 46 and 26 elderly. Data collection was by an instrument of objective questions in the month of April 2008. Found low education, a minority were married, 21.7% had never performed the Pap smear, 63.9% contained no regularity in the examinations and none had cancer. Some factors hinder the implementation of strategies for Health Education: low educational level, the proximity of death. But we have to invest in activities that encourage this population in the areas of their lives.
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| ISSN: | 1517-3852 2175-6783 |