CÂNCER DO COLO UTERINO NO NORTE/NORDESTE BRASILEIRO: FATORES ASSOCIADOS À FREQUÊNCIA, RISCO E ADESÃO TERAPÊUTICA

DOI: 10.53524/lit.edt.978-65-84528-45-1/04

PALAVRAS CHAVE: Neoplasias. Papillomaviridae. Saúde da Mulher. Sistema Único de Saúde. Teste de Papanicolaou.

KEYWORDS: Neoplasms. Papillomaviridae. Women' s Health. Unified Health System. Papanicolaou Test.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: To discuss the factors associated with the frequency, risk, and adherence Uterine Cervical Neoplasms (CCU) treatment in the North (N) and Northeast (NE) regions of Brazil. METHODS: An narrative review with a qualitative-reflective approach was conducted using the SciELO, LILACS, CAPES Periodics, and Google Scholar databases. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The 11 articles included in this review suggest that the high frequency and risk of CC in the N/NE are linked to socioeconomic and cultural factors that limit access to healthcare services, such as distance, lack of transportation, inadequate infrastructure, and shortages of professionals and supplies. Treatment adherence is lower, especially among Black and low-income women, leading to poor preventive screening coverage, failures in early diagnosis, and low-quality care. Public health programs and policies have been insufficient to curb the rising number of cases and deaths in these regions. Emphasis should be placed on the role of healthcare professionals, such as nurses, in promoting education and healthcare as a strategy to reduce these indicators. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: Targeted and sensitive government actions are needed to reduce the high frequency, risk, and low treatment adherence rates in the N/NE regions.

Autor

  • Efraim Ricardo Souza Santos Filho

  • Mariana Brandt Fernandes Santos

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