Inhalt: Objective: to know the social representations of older women on the Pap smear. Method: exploratory qualitative approach, conducted with 30 women attending the Family Health Unit Maria de Nazaré in the city of João Pessoa / PB. Data were analyzed with the help of the Alceste software. Results: analysis by Alceste pointed six classes or categories, covering both positive and negative associated with this examination, as images relating to the examination; positioning of older front of the examination; indications of the exam; exam; beliefs about the examination and justification for noncompliance. Conclusion: the social representations about Papanicolaou Test for elderly enables to offer health education actions that try to minimize socio-cultural barriers of these older, greater adherence of women to screening test considering the social context and their livings.
Schlagwörter:alter Mensch; elderly; woman; Gesundheit; health; Gynäkologie; gynecology; soziale Faktoren; social factors; Gesundheitserziehung; health education; soziokulturelle Faktoren; sociocultural factors; Brasilien; Brazil; Lateinamerika; Latin America; Südamerika; South America
SSOAR Kategorie:Medizinsoziologie, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Gerontologie, Alterssoziologie
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz