Alfabetización en salud de mujeres ribereñas sobre el examen Papanicolau

estudio transversal

Autores/as

Palabras clave:

Enfermería, Salud de la Mujer, Alfabetización en Salud, Prueba de Papanicolaou, Población Rural

Resumen

Objetivo: Analizar la alfabetización en salud de mujeres ribereñas sobre el examen Papanicolau en la zona rural del área insular de Belém.

Método: Estudio cuantitativo y analítico realizado en la Isla de Cotijuba en Belém, Pará, Brasil, con 80 mujeres ribereñas registradas en la Estrategia Salud de la Familia. Los datos fueron recolectados entre agosto y octubre de 2023, utilizando el cuestionario para caracterización sociodemográfica, Health Literacy Questionnaire - versión brasileña, y el Test de Alfabetización en Salud, procesados en el software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences para análisis descriptivo e inferencial.

Resultados: Se identificaron, a través del primer instrumento, potencialidades en ocho escalas y limitaciones solo en una escala. A través del Test de Alfabetización en Salud, predominó la alfabetización en salud inadecuada, que resulta en baja adherencia al examen Papanicolau.

Conclusión: Las mujeres ribereñas, a pesar de adherirse al examen Papanicolau, tienden a retrasarlo debido a menores niveles de alfabetización en salud.

Biografía del autor/a

Lúvia Santos da Silva , Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

Enfermera. Estudiante de maestría en el Programa de Postgrado en Enfermería de la Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

Karina Iasmin Cardoso da Silva, Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

Enfermera. Estudiante de maestría en el Programa de Postgrado en Enfermería de la Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

Breno Augusto Silva Duarte, Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

Enfermero. Estudiante de maestría en el Programa de Postgrado en Enfermería de la Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

Ivaneide Leal Ataide Rodrigues, Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

Enfermera. Doctora en Enfermería, Profesora del Programa de Postgrado en Enfermería de la Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

Marcio Yrochy Saldanha dos Santos, Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

Enfermera. Maestría en Enfermería, candidata a doctorado en el Programa de Postgrado en Enfermería de la Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

Paula Gisely Costa Silva, Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

Enfermera. Maestría en Enfermería, Programa de Postgrado en Enfermería de la Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

Laura Maria Vidal Nogueira, Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

Enfermera. Doctora en Enfermería, Profesora del Programa de Postgrado en Enfermería de la Universidad Estatal de Pará, Belém, PA, Brasil.

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2026-03-25

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da Silva , L. S., da Silva, K. I. C., Duarte, B. A. S., Rodrigues, I. L. A., dos Santos, M. Y. S., Silva, P. G. C., & Nogueira, L. M. V. (2026). Alfabetización en salud de mujeres ribereñas sobre el examen Papanicolau: estudio transversal. Cogitare Enfermagem, 31. Recuperado a partir de https://revistas.ufpr.br/cogitare/article/view/101375

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