Analysis of the attention network to the cervical cancer from the trajectory of users in the Federal District-BR

Abstract

This study deals with the attention network to the cervical cancer (CC) in the Federal District (DF) from the trajectory of users of these services. Objectives: to delineate the pathway of care for women from the onset of symptoms until the completion of treatment; identify the potential and limits of the attention network to the CC in the DF. Methodology: ten qualitative and quantitative case studies were held from individual narratives. Data was collected through interviews and analysis of medical records, in 2010. Results: women have easy access to the basic health network, for consultation and colpo-cytological, but they live with the diversity of medical conducts, delayed test results, barriers in the access to the specialty consultations and examinations that support a diagnosis, leading them to have recourse to the private network. Conclusions: there is disconnection between the attention points, jeopardizing the quality and continuity of care for women with CC.

Keywords

• Health services
• Women’s health
• Uterine neoplasm.