Cervical cancer: university students knoweledge
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5205/1981-8963-v10i8a11369p2993-3003-2016Keywords:
students health occupation, cervix neoplasm prevention, uterine cervix neoplasm.Abstract
ABSTRACT
Objective: to investigate the health area student’s knowledge and the cervical cancer prevention practice. Method: A descriptive and exploratory study, with the quantitative approach, conducted, from February to April 2014, convenience sample with 76 undergraduate students from the nursing, pharmacy, nutrition and physiotherapy course at a municipal private university in Sao Paulo/SP. The data analysis was descriptive. Results: 72.36% of the interviewed women affirmed to know the oncotic colpocytology finality and, the majority described it correctly. 81.57% had already passed through the preventive exam sometime, 35.52% considered the human papillomavirus as the main risk factor to the cervical cancer, 13.16% claimed that their familiar had cervical cancer. Conclusion: in their majority, the college health area students know and practice the cervical care prevention; however there were divergences in relation to the cervical cancer risk factors. Descriptors: Students Health Occupation; Cervix Neoplasm Prevention; Uterine Cervix Neoplasm.
RESUMO
Objetivo: investigar o conhecimento e a prática de prevenção do câncer do colo do útero de estudantes da área da saúde. Método: estudo exploratório-descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, realizada, de fevereiro de 2014 a abril de 2014, amostra por conveniência com 76 graduandas dos cursos de enfermagem, farmácia, nutrição e fisioterapia de uma universidade privada do município de São Paulo/SP. A análise dos dados foi a descritiva. Resultados: 72,36% das entrevistadas afirmaram conhecer a finalidade da colpocitologia oncótica e, a maioria descreveu de forma correta, 81,57% já realizaram o preventivo alguma vez, 35,52% consideraram o papilomavírus humano como o principal fator de risco para o câncer uterino, 13,16% alegam que familiares tiveram câncer uterino. Conclusão: em sua maioria, os universitários da área da saúde têm conhecimento e prática de prevenção do câncer uterino, porém houve divergências em relação aos fatores de risco do câncer uterino. Descritores: Estudantes de Ciências da Saúde; Prevenção de Câncer de Colo Uterino; Neoplasias do Colo do Útero.
RESUMEN
Objetivo: investigar el conocimiento y práctica de la prevención de los estudiantes de cáncer de cuello uterino en el área de la salud. Método: estudio exploratorio y descriptivo, con abordaje cuantitativo, realizado a partir de febrero de 2014 hasta abril de 2014, con una muestra de 76 estudiantes de graduación de los cursos de enfermería, farmacia, nutrición y fisioterapia de una universidad privada en Sao Paulo/SP. El análisis de datos fue un estudio descriptivo. Resultados: 72,36% de las entrevistadas dijo conocer el propósito de la prueba de Papanicolaou y la mayoría describen correctamente, 81,57% ya hijo la prevención alguna vez, 35,52% considera que el virus del papiloma humano como el principal factor de riesgo para el cáncer uterino, 13,16% afirmaron de que la familia tenía cáncer de útero. Conclusión: en su mayoría los estudiantes tienen el conocimiento y la práctica de la prevención de cáncer de útero, pero hubo divergencia de los factores de riesgo para el cáncer uterino. Descriptores: Estudiantes del Área de la Salud; Prevención de Câncer de Cuello Uterino; Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino.
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