Plano de ação para ampliação da cobertura do exame citopatológico no Programa Saúde da Família de Jaci

Abstract

Knowing the factors that impede or hinder the performance of such tests, can improve the quality of care to women grounded in a relationship of trust between professional-user, increase the coverage of the examination and decrease the number of cases of cervical cancer. It is observed that the coverage of the exam in the Family Health Unit (FHU) Jaci municipality of Candeias-MG is very low, which worries the professionals. The aim of this study was to develop an action plan to increase the number of Pap tests performed among women 20-59 years registered at USF Jaci Municipality Candeias - MG. For this we used the situational analysis conducted previously by the team at Health Unit identifying the main problems in the community, among them priority was: "Low number of women aged 20-59 years who did not perform the Pap test for cervical cancer." Analysis was performed to identify the most important causes of the problem and must be addressed. The team selected critical nodes that are within the scope of their governance, ie, what the team has a chance to meet them, they are: habits and lifestyles and level of information. From the definition of critical nodes staff prepared an Action Plan including actions such as training of ACS on the importance of conducting preventive examinations, establishment of women's groups to identify factors that prevent them from taking the exam, create alternative schedules for encourage women working outside the home, lectures, group workshops, distribution of flyers and dissemination radio about cervical cancer. The preparation of this action plan enabled the USF Jaci realize the importance of using a method of planning as a tool for organizing the work process giving the population a better health care, especially the coverage of the female population in the prevention of cervical cancer cancer.