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Roque, K., (2014). Conocimientos y actitudes sobre cáncer de cuello uterino relacionados con la toma de papanicolaou en las usuarias del Centro de Salud San Fernando : julio-agosto 2014 [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/3610
Roque, K., Conocimientos y actitudes sobre cáncer de cuello uterino relacionados con la toma de papanicolaou en las usuarias del Centro de Salud San Fernando : julio-agosto 2014 [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; 2014. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12672/3610
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title = "Conocimientos y actitudes sobre cáncer de cuello uterino relacionados con la toma de papanicolaou en las usuarias del Centro de Salud San Fernando : julio-agosto 2014",
author = "Roque Agapito, Katherine Cecilia",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos",
year = "2014"
}
OBJECTIVE: to determine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes about cervical cancer with the takes of Papanicolau in users attending the San Fernando Health Center during the July-August 2014. METHODOLOGY: Observational study, analytic-correlational, prospective of crosssectional. A total of 148 clients attended the San Fernando Health Center-Augustino were interviewed, evaluating them, the level of knowledge and attitudes about cervical cancer and if it influences in the decision of PAP during 2014. The data were recorded in the Statistic program SPSS v.21. To evaluate the degree of association, the Chisquare test was used, with a confidence level (CI) of 95%, being considered significant a p ≤ 0.05 value. RESULTS: Of 148 users with ages between 20-59 years, 62.8% was realized Pap test in the last three years, while 37.2% reported that it was not done in over three years and never did, being the motives lack of time (41.9%) or out of fear (25.8%). Regarding the level of knowledge about cervical cancer in the total population was: 58.8% got a level of “Medium“ and 20.9% “Low“ and address the attitudes 83.8% had a “negative“ attitude and 16.2% “Positive“. The level of knowledge about cervical cancer in users that was performed the Pap smear was “Medium“ 50.5% and “High“ at 25.8% compared to the Pap the users who obtained a level “Medium“ were not performed in 72.7%, and “High“ by 10.9%, being statistically significant difference (p=0.023). Attitudes toward cervical cancer in users that if were performed the Pap smear was “Negative“ in 81.7% compared with the Pap the users who were “Negative“ in a 87.3% were not performed, noteing a statistically significant (p = 0.376). The users with a “positive“ attitude to cervical cancer, had a level of knowledge “Medium“ in 70.8%, and “High“ at 25% compared to the users with attitude “Negative“ that had a level “Medium “at 56.5% and“ Low “at 19.4%, with some significance between these values (p=0.087). CONCLUSIONS: There is significant relationship between knowledge about cervical cancer and taking Papanicolaou (p = 0.023), but was not found relationship between attitudes about cervical cancer and taking Papanicolaou (p=0.376), showing a negative attitude both in the group of patients who were taken and not taken the Pap. KEYWORDS: Cervical cancer, level of knowledge, attitudes, Papanicolaou.
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