Conhecimento e práxi de mulheres sobre o câncer de mama, fatores de risco e prevenção no município de Caico-RN.

Abstract

It developed hum Data Collection tool to check the knowledge of women about the risk factors and detection of breast cancer. In the Work’s Validation of the instrument the questionnaire reshaped in like Suggestions of Experts and applied twice in a range of two weeks in a sample of 38 Healthy Women of city Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte. The Kappa statistics was applied to determine consistency, and values were classified as established criteria. Preliminary results indicated that women showed good knowledge about mammograms and self-examination of the breast, but 23 (65%) not practiced a mammogram. In the second article was valued the knowledge of women about the risk factors, clinical examination of the breast and mammography. It 417 Women 193 were age ≥ 40 years and therefore were eligible for public programs trace. In the final model, regression, income, occupation and knowledge about risk actors and prevention of them, were associated with regular realization (each six months or year) clinical breast examination. Income and relative hum next with cancer affected the regular grip (every year or two years) women at mammography program. In the Third Article one realization to self-examination of 417 women was analyzed. In the model final regression income, marital status, knowledge about risk factors, prevention and have a relative that had cancer, affected a regular (each month and each six months or year) self realization breast exam. The data about variables economic partner and a realization of early detection methods, were in agreement with earlier studies. That showed the questionnaire was useful for data collection. The data analysis revealed that not just economic partner variables, but also knowledge of women about risk factors and prevention affected Women's behavior about early detection. Tracking public programs should focus on low-income women and also propagate informations about reproductive factors and make lifestyle that increase breast cancer risk.