O papel da enfermagem na busca pela adesão das mulheres ao exame de Papanicolaou

Abstract

Cancer of the cervix it is a serious public health problem in Brazil and the world, being the second most common cancer among women, despite great advances, investments and strategies implemented in recent years in the health care woman. This study is a literature review, the type narrative about the role of nursing professionals of Family Health Teams in the accession of women to the Pap smear. This survey data in order to describe the main risk factors for cervical cancer, its epidemiology, diagnosis, nursing care and the main hindering the accession of women to the Pap smear, to contribute to improving the nursing care on adherence to screening test with the focus on educational activities to promote women's health. To search for data used the Virtual Health Library in the database LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences) and SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online). From 50 articles available in full in Portuguese, were used 14 articles, 8 publications of the Ministry of Health / MS, three books, data published by the National Cancer Institute in Brazil (INCA) an 1 regulation of MS. Could notice that the number of women who do not perform the Pap smear regularly is still too high and there are a growing number of women with cervical cancer. The main barriers identified for accession of women to the Pap smear were fear, shame, shyness, lack of symptoms, without permission from their husband / partner, low education, or lack of such misinformation and lack of access to health facilities. In this context, it is important to highlight the need for educational activities performed by nursing staff of Family Health Teams, in a humane way, respecting cultural differences, behaviors and values, seeking to provide a better quality of life and health of women with the rescue of their uniqueness and autonomy.