PROMOCIÓN DEL TAMIZAJE CÉRVICO UTERINO EN MUJERES SEXUALMENTE ACTIVAS, CENTRO DE SALUD ARENALES, CRUCITA

Abstract

The Pap smear is a test that is done to women to detect early changes in the cervix. A participatory action intervention project was carried out with the aim of promoting cervical uterine screening through an intervention plan aimed at sexually active women from the Los Arenales Health Center, which favors its performance and with it the early diagnosis of cervicovaginal cancer. The problems identified were related to insufficient information from women on the consequences of cervical cancer on reproductive health, they handle inadequate concepts about the Papanicolaou, its importance in the early diagnosis of cervical cancer, and the collection of samples, there is little information about the technique, they believe that it is not necessary because they are pregnant, do not have children and / or a partner and feel ashamed and discomfort to show their genitals. To solve the proposed objectives, an intervention plan was designed and applied with different activities aimed at solving this problem. The results show that the women showed total interest in each of the topics provided, they asked questions which were answered by the authors of the project, achieving total integration between the participants and the authors of the project. It is concluded that the activities conceived in the intervention plan made it possible to educate women about the consequences of cancer for sexual and reproductive health and to sensitize them about the performance of the Pap smear and its benefits in the early diagnosis of cervical cancer.