Breast cancer prevention in Primary Health Care: an analysis on the performance of nurses

Keywords: Breast neoplasms, Early detection of cancer, Mass screening, Nurse's role, Primary health care

Abstract

Breast cancer is the malignant tumor that kills the most women worldwide, being considered a serious public health problem. This article investigates the actions of nurses working in Primary Health Care in the prevention of breast cancer in Campina Grande-PB. This is a descriptive-exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, carried out with 10 nurses who work in basic health units in that city, through semi-structured interviews. The collected data were analyzed through content analysis, with the help of the Atlas.ti software. Five categories emerged from their results: General knowledge about breast cancer; Professional training and health education for the population; Nurses' clinical approach to breast cancer prevention; Difficulties in prevention; Self-analysis of professional practice. Among these, the negative influence of the lack of training to adjust the nurses' actions to the national guidelines for the prevention of breast cancer in Primary Health Care was highlighted.

Author Biographies

Talyta Dayane Gomes Martins, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - UEPB
Master’s degree in the Program of Public Health, State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.
Mathias Weller, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - UEPB
Associated Professor in the Program of Public Health, State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.
Cláudia Santos Martiniano Sousa, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - UEPB
Associated Professor in the Program of Public Health, State University of Paraíba (UEPB), Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil.
Joana Dárc Lyra Batista, Federal Institute of Pernambuco
Professor at the Federal Institute of Pernambuco. Abreu e Lima (PE), Brazil.

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Published
2022-04-29
Section
Artigos Originas - Promoção da Saúde