Projeto de intervenção para melhor adesão ao exame papanicolau na estratégia saúde da família, São José em Ipaba - MG

Abstract

The uterine cervix cancer, a malignant tumor highly predominant in Brazil and in the world, has been considered a problem for the public health care system. It requires a differentiated deliberation from the basic health care, since the right procedures can contribute to prevent and help the control of this type of cancer. The women’s non acceptance to the Pap smear examination is a challenging issue faced by the health care professionals of Estrategia Saude da Familia (Family Health Strategy) program. The objective of this study is to elaborate a better plan of intervention to help the acceptance of the Pap test in Estrategia Saude da Familia (Family Health Strategy) program, at Sao Jose of Ipaba, Minas Gerais. An academic framework of articles, related to the research topic, found HPV infection to be among the major risk factors that causes the endometrial cancer. This emphasizes the importance of the Pep smear examination as means in the detection of pre existing lesions on the cervix. The used method was the Planejamento Estrategico Situacional (Situational Strategic Planning). Thus, the situational diagnosis helped on the prioritization of health problems and a course of actions for better acceptance to the Pap exam was elaborated. It is emphasized that, a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals should make these actions for a better approach to the prioritized problem.