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      Fatores associados à não realização do exame de Papanicolaou: um estudo de base populacional no Município de Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil Translated title: Factors associated with women's failure to submit to Pap smears: a population-based study in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

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          O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a prevalência da não realização do exame de Papanicolaou segundo variáveis sócio-econômicas, demográficas e de comportamentos relacionados à saúde, em mulheres com 40 anos ou mais de idade, residentes no Município Campinas, São Paulo, Brasil. O estudo foi do tipo transversal, de base populacional em uma amostra de 290 mulheres. Os fatores associados à não realização do Papanicolaou, encontrados na análise multivariada, foram: ter de 40 a 59 anos, ser preta/parda, ter escolaridade de até 4 anos. Entre os motivos alegados por quem nunca realizou o Papanicolaou destacam-se: achar desnecessário (43,5%), sentir vergonha (28,1%) e 13,7% por dificuldades relacionadas aos serviços. O SUS foi responsável por 43,2% dos exames de Papanicolaou realizados. Verificou-se a existência de discriminação racial e social na realização do exame, o que enfatiza a necessidade de intervenções que garantam melhor cobertura e atenção às mulheres mais vulneráveis à incidência e mortalidade por câncer do colo do útero.

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          This study analyzes the prevalence of non-submittal to Pap smears according to socioeconomic, demographic, and health-related behavioral variables in women 40 years or older in Campinas, São Paulo State. This was a cross-sectional population-based study with a sample of 290 women. Based on multivariate analysis, factors associated with not having Pap smears were: age (40-59 years), race/ethnicity (black or mixed-race), and schooling (< 4 years). The following reasons were cited for not having Pap smears: considered unnecessary (43.5%), embarrassment (28.1%), and barriers related to health services (13.7%). The Unified National Health System performed 43.2% of the reported Pap smears. Health services should promote more equitable access to the health care system and improve the quality of care for women, since Pap smears are an effective tool against cervical cancer. The study confirmed that women's failure to obtain Pap smears is associated with social and racial inequality, placing these women at increased risk of cervical cancer.

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          Desigualdades raciais, sociodemográficas e na assistência ao pré-natal e ao parto, 1999-2001

          OBJETIVO: Analisar as desigualdades sociais e no acesso e utilização dos serviços de saúde em relação à cor da pele em amostra representativa de puérperas que demandaram atenção hospitalar ao parto. MÉTODOS: Trata-se de estudo transversal, realizado no Município do Rio de Janeiro, no qual foram amostradas 9.633 puérperas, sendo 5.002 brancas (51,9%), 2.796 pardas (29,0%) e 1.835 negras (19,0%), oriundas de maternidades públicas, conveniadas com o Sistema Único de Saúde e particulares no período de 1999 a 2001. Os dados foram coletados de prontuários médicos e por entrevistas com as mães no pós-parto imediato, aplicando questionários padronizados. Foram utilizados os testes de chi² para analisar a homogeneidade das proporções e t de Student para comparação de médias. A análise foi estratificada segundo o grau de instrução materna. RESULTADOS: Observou-se persistente situação desfavorável das mulheres de pele preta e parda em relação às brancas. Nas mulheres pretas e pardas são maiores as proporções de puérperas adolescentes, com baixa escolaridade, sem trabalho remunerado e vivendo sem companheiro. Sofrer agressão física, fumar, tentar interromper a gravidez e peregrinar em busca de atenção médica foram mais freqüentes nas negras seguidas das pardas e das brancas com baixa escolaridade. O grupo de elevado nível de escolaridade tem melhores indicadores, mas repete o mesmo padrão. Esse gradiente se mantém, em sentido inverso, quanto à satisfação com a assistência prestada no pré-natal e no parto. Constata-se a existência de duas formas de discriminação, por nível educacional e cor da pele. CONCLUSÕES: Verificaram-se dois níveis de discriminação, a educacional e a racial, que perpassam a esfera da atenção oferecida pelos serviços de saúde à população de puérperas do Município do Rio de Janeiro.
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            Cancer screening by primary care physicians: a comparison of rates obtained from physician self-report, patient survey, and chart audit.

            This study measured the cancer screening rates of family physicians and compared the measures obtained through physician self-reports, chart audits, and patient surveys. A cancer screening survey was sent to 50% of the members of the Washington Academy of Family Physicians, with 326 family physicians (74% response rate) completing the survey. Sixty physicians were recruited for the patient survey and chart audit phase, with a 90% participation rate. Patient surveys were conducted with about 350 patients per physician, and chart audits were conducted on a subset of about 50 patients per physician. Each physician's rate of providing each service was computed from the self-report, the patient survey, and the chart audit. Physicians provided many of these services at rates different from those commonly recommended. Large discrepancies were found between the rates measured by different methods. Correlations between rates derived from chart audits and patient surveys were high; however, correlations between rates from physician self-report and either patient survey or chart audit were much lower for all services. Studies of physicians' provision of cancer prevention services should not rely on physician self-report, but should obtain the rates through patient surveys or chart audits.
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              Coverage and focus of a cervical cancer prevention program in southern Brazil

              OBJECTIVE: To determine the coverage and focus of cervical cancer screening (Pap smears) in a population-based sample in Brazil. METHODS: Cross-sectional cluster survey covering 1 730 women aged 20 years or older with a history of sexual activity. Information was collected on social, demographic and behavioral variables, knowledge of and use of the Pap test. RESULTS: Of women aged 25-59 years, who are the target population of the national cervical cancer screening program, 78.7% had had at least one Pap test in their lifetime, and 68.8% had had a Pap test in the last 3 years. Statistics for focus of the program showed that of the 637 women who reported having a Pap test in the last year, only 20.6% actually required one. The remainder were either outside the age range or had had another test less than 30 months previously. Prevalence of not having been tested in the previous 3 years was highest among black (41.7%) and low-income women (64.3%), and among those at greatest risk for cervical cancer (62.3% for women with three or more risk factors). Focus was inversely related to socioeconomic status. CONCLUSION: Coverage rates were similar to those reported in other national studies, but this is the first report to examine the focus of the national program. We show that 8 of every 10 Pap tests were not necessary. Coverage levels remain unacceptably low among women of low socioeconomic status and those at greatest risk for cervical cancer.
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                Journal
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                Cadernos de Saúde Pública
                Cad. Saúde Pública
                Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil )
                0102-311X
                1678-4464
                November 2006
                : 22
                : 11
                : 2329-2338
                Affiliations
                [01] Campinas São Paulo orgnameUniversidade Estadual de Campinas orgdiv1Faculdade de Ciências Médicas Brazil
                [04] São Paulo São Paulo orgnameUniversidade de São Paulo orgdiv1Faculdade de Medicina Brazil
                [02] São Paulo São Paulo orgnameUniversidade de São Paulo orgdiv1Faculdade de Saúde Pública Brazil
                [03] Botucatu São Paulo orgnameUniversidade Estadual Paulista orgdiv1Faculdade de Medicina Brazil
                Article
                S0102-311X2006001100007 S0102-311X(06)02201107
                10.1590/S0102-311X2006001100007
                17091170
                94b39c23-a69c-476e-9c3f-ae564ebb579d

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 17 March 2006
                : 04 May 2005
                : 16 March 2006
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                Saúde da Mulher,Women's Health,Neoplasia do Colo do Útero,Esfregaço Vaginal,Uterine Cervical Neoplasms,Vaginal Smears

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