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Behavioral and educational intervention: effects on return visit rates to receive the results of the Pap smear

Not Applicable
Conditions
Problem prevent: uterine cervical neoplasms.
C04.588.945.418.948.850
Registration Number
RBR-93ykhs
Lead Sponsor
niversidade Federal do Ceará
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Data analysis completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

The size of the target shows: 775 women.
The sample selection followed the following eligibility criteria: have initiated sexual activity and perform the Pap smear in the data collection period. Minimum age: 18 years and maximum: 80 years.

Exclusion Criteria

As defined exclusion criteria were: present cognitive limitations that prevent them from answering the questionnaire, to participate in educational or behavioral intervention; and we have not done for any reason, cytologic collection.

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Difference between the percentage of no return between the behavioral groups, educational and compared, analyzed using Pearson's chi-square. It was also compared to the average number of days in each group returned by analysis of variance (ANOVA). All these data were analyzed from the realization of a range of at least 5% in the measurements between the groups.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Factors related to the non-attendance of women to return visit, to receive the results of the Pap smear.<br><br>The socio-demographic data were measured (age in years, schooling in years of education, marital status in percentage, in real income, sexual debut in years ...) and categorical data were compared in percentage through the test chi-square. The scale variables were compared in its average value.
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