Fatores determinantes do absenteísmo das mulheres de Piraí, Estado do Rio de Janeiro, ao exame de mamografia

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Rizzieri Mesaque e
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/4223
• topic: Breas cancer; Absenteeism; Mammography; Health Services Accessibility; Câncer de mama; Absenteísmo; Mamografia; Acesso aos Serviços de Saúde; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::SAUDE COLETIVA

The study sought to know the reasons why women Piraí, State of Rio de Janeiro, scheduled to perform a mammogram, not to attend the same. We used a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews with 10 women who applied for the exam missed. The analysis of interviews identified four main themes: 1) profile of the women interviewed , where it was observed that the rate of abesenteeism mammography is higher among women with lower educational level and family income, and skin colour black; 2) the use and operation of health care services, revealing that women use the local health service and have good relationship with the team of Family Health Strategy. But, no need for changes and adjustments in services to improve surveilance of women's health; 3) Knowledge about prevention of breast cancer and mammography, indicating little knowledge of women as to prevention of breast cancer and mammography; 4) motivating factors of abseenteim to mammography is performed, the lack of financial resources for transportation to the place of examination, the personal or family illness. It is conclued that there is need for integrated actions of different government agencies, private and civil society to implement effective interventions capable of allowing access to take prevention of breast cancer.