Perception of female empowerment in relation to paper examination a new approach for prevention of the cervix

Abstract

In primary health care, the Pap test is offered, which performs one of the functions of early detection of cell changes and is curable in almost all cases. According to some literature and news media, there is an evasion of women to undergo the exam, as it is estimated that 16,370 new cases of cervical cancer occur each year. Thus, a great paradox arises, if we have the Pap smear test for early detection of cervical cancer with estimates of cure if discovered in the early stages, this is the concern, because women are not taking the test. The aim of the study was to analyze and identify the perception of empowerment and the feelings of women at the Pap smear in primary health care. The research has a field character, the qualitative and descriptive approach was chosen. As the chosen field, we used the Family Health Strategy of Santa Terezinha, located in the city of Nova Soure-BA with a focus on women over eighteen years of age, users of the health service, with the application of a semi-structured questionnaire, where the participation of twenty-five women. Thus, it is extremely urgent to assess holistically the situation of the offer of family planning when carrying out the Pap smear for the integrality of women's health with the implementation of PAISM.

KEYWORDS: Family Planning. Empowerment. Preventive.