Awareness of women regarding breast cancer

Abstract

Aim: to describe the profile and awareness of women assisted by the Family Health Strategy on factors related to breast cancer. Method: this is a descriptive, crosssectional and quantitative study, developed in a municipality in northwest Parana, where 193 women participated randomly. The data were collected from August 2014 to October 2015, through an interview and analyzed by means of descriptive statistics, verifying measures of simple proportions and central tendency. Results: women between 50-60 years old, with low schooling, mostly married and white, prevailed. Eighty-one percent of the women denied a family history of cancer, but 52.1% considered it to be a major risk factor and 82.3% used contraceptives. Conclusion: it was observed that the majority apprehended knowledge about the risk factors for the development of breast cancer, respectively in the questions family history, lifestyle and reproductive history.

Keywords

• neoplasias da mama
• saúde da mulher
• conhecimentos, atitudes e práticas em saúde
• prevenção primária