Causas da não adesão ao exame citopatológico cérvico uterino: uma revisão bibliográfica

Abstract

This work is a narrative review with the aim of analyzing the literature on the national scientific production nonadherence to screening. Reports a survey of the low adhesion of the female population in the area covered by the Health Unit Dr. John Fonseca in the city of Barbacena-MG, conducted from February to October 2012, women aged between 25 and 64 years. It is necessary for this analysis, the tumors constitute the second leading cause of death among women in Brazil, behind only the circulatory system diseases and ignorance on the subject by the female population of the catchment area is huge. In round numbers, women who do not do Pap smears in this health unit, represents 90% of the total female population and with the results found in 10% of tests performed, it becomes worrisome and need to find the reasons for this avoidance. According to the literature, there are several reasons that lead them to not perform the examination, among them are the shame (although many have more than one sexual partner), the fact that husbands be against the fact that the examination be conducted by Professional male, ignorance of the importance of the exam, low education level, low cultural level, and yet, the fact of the micro areas, representing 20% of the population is rural. This fact is not very common in the health units in general, is aggravating the difficulty of transport and more present, which is the rural culture, which imposes a very large barrier. It is observed that the rural population, even the younger ones, do not seek preventive screening when presented like symptoms, aches so outweigh the vergonha.Os various reasons that lead to non-adherence, found in national scientific production, are present in the findings between the population of the Health Unit Interestingly, there were those who believed that he could detect pregnancy prevention.