Preventive profile uterine cervical cancer in nursing workers

Objective: to describe the preventive profile of cervical cancer in nursing workers. Method: a quantitative descriptive study developed in September 2016 with 34 Nursing professionals (nurses and nursing technicians) in the city of Santa Luzia/PB. The data collection was through individual interviews, data stored and analyzed in SPSS (version 21.0) with descriptive statistics techniques and discussed in the light of the literature. Results: predominance of nursing techniques from 30 to 39 years old, single, working 30 hours weekly. The majority reported having knowledge about cervical cancer and having undergone cytopathological examination for about a year. Conclusion: for the preventive profile of cervical cancer in Nursing workers, positive behavior was observed in relation to the prevention of the disease. Understanding the influential aspects in adherence to the cytopathological examination is essential for achieving reduction, incidence and mortality from this type of cancer.