Abstract
Cervical cancer is the second type of cancer that most affects women, considered a serious public health problem, however it can be detected and treated early through the Pap smear. This research aimed to analyze the knowledge, attitude and practices of biomedicine students on the Pap smear. A cross-sectional study on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP), applied with 108 students, was carried out at a Higher Education Institution in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. The data were collected through the months of February and March of 2018 with the application of a questionnaire. Statistical analysis was descriptive in terms of absolute and relative frequencies. Knowledge 72 (66.6%) and attitude 76 (70.3%) presented adequate levels regarding the examination. As for the practice, the percentage of suitability was of 37 academics (34.2%) relatively not adequate. It was concluded that the students had adequate knowledge and attitude, but an inadequate practice, and the Papanicolaou test is required for the early screening and prevention of cervical cancer.
Highlights
In relation to neoplasias, cervical cancer (CC) is the fourth most frequent cancer in women with an estimated 570,000 new cases in 2018 representing 6.6% of all female cancers
It was concluded that the students had adequate knowledge and attitude, but an inadequate practice, and the Papanicolaou test is required for the early screening and prevention of cervical cancer
This study aimed to analyze with the Biomedicine course students what knowledge, attitude and practice regarding the Pap test, since as future Biomedical and health professionals, they can serve to act in the promotion of cervical cancer health and prevention
Summary
Cervical cancer (CC) is the fourth most frequent cancer in women with an estimated 570,000 new cases in 2018 representing 6.6% of all female cancers. In 2018, 569,847 new cases and 311,365 deaths occurred worldwide (Bray et al 2018). In Brazil, the number of new cases in 2018 was 16,298 and the number of registered deaths was 8,079 ( World Health Organization 2019). There was a drop-in mortality trends in the capitals and other municipalities in the South and Southeast regions of Brazil. In the Northern and Northeastern municipalities, the tendency is increasing, pointing out the need for attention to those places that are less economically privileged, where it brings people with a greater risk and less chances to reach public health services (Guerra et al 2017). Cervical cancer occurs due to a disordered replication of the epithelium that covers the organ, involving the underlying tissue and may affect other organs. Among the classes of invasive carcinomas of the uterine cervix, there are two main ones, according to the origin of the affected epithelium: epidermoid
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