Exame citológico: a óptica das adolescentes sobre o conhecimento e prática

Abstract

Introduction: Women's health is getting a particular importance, at the recent decades, because of the significant changes in the epidemiological situation of female mortality. Objective: The objective is to identify the perspective of adolescents about the knowledge and realization of the cytological examination. Methodology: This work is named type descriptive, cross-sectional, qualitative and quantitative cut. The target group consists of adolescents aged between 15 years and 19 years old. Results: At this work participated 45 adolescents, aged between 15 years and 19 years old, group that was the most prevalent was the 18 years old that means 41.31 %. About the marital status only 3 are married that means 6,52%. Discussion: Given the above, it was observed that the knowledge of the cytological examination among adolescents is deficient. Conclusion: It is important to understand the teenagers about the importance of holding the cytological examination. Keywords: Cytological examination. Adolescence. Sexual activity