Abstract
Cervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer amongst women, compared to other neoplasms, with a higher potential for prevention, slow evolution, and has a simple and effective screening test in its detection, cure when diagnosed early. The routine examination in Brazil for the prevention of this type of cancer is the Pap smear test. This study aimed to reveal the knowledge and practice regarding the Pap smear test among cytopathologists. A descriptive and exploratory research, a qualitative approach, performed with 21 cytopathologists, by e-mailing a data collection instrument, from March to April 2018. Data were treated using the Hierarchical Descending Classification in IraMuTeQ software and analyzed by the Discourse of the Collective Subject. The construction of the results was carried out based on aspects of the knowledge of the cytopathologists about the Pap smear, related to the importance of the completion of the post-graduation for its accomplishment, and aspects of cytopathologists practice regarding the relevance of performing the early diagnosis of cervical cancer. We conclude on the need to reorganize the activities in the work process of the health professionals involved in the Pap smear.
Highlights
In a worldwide analysis, approximately 84% of all cervical cancers (WC) and 88% of all deaths caused by WC occurred in countries with fewer resources (ie those with a human development index (HDI)
Out of the 21 cytopathologists participating in this study, 13 (61.9%) were female, with a mean age of 25 years, 17 (80.9%) were single and with a minimum time of completion of postgraduate studies in cytopathology at one year
The IRaMuTeQ recognized the separation of the corpus into 134 Elementary Context Units (ECU) and six classes, using 83% of the total corpus, a figure considered sufficiently high for the analysis
Summary
Approximately 84% of all cervical cancers (WC) and 88% of all deaths caused by WC occurred in countries with fewer resources (ie those with a human development index (HDI)
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