Receptividade e Fatores Associados a Medidas Preventivas ao Câncer de Colo do Útero em uma Capital do Norte do Brasil

Cervical Cancer is an important public health problem, especially in the North of Brazil, although there is vast academicknowledge about its pathophysiology and preventive measures. This study evaluated receptivity to the HPV vaccineand adherence to the Cervical Cancer Prevention exam (CCP) among Primary Care users in the city of Palmas, TO, inaddition to identifying the socio-cultural factors and knowledge about HPV and vaccination associated with these formsof prevention. This was a quantitative cross-sectional study, with a stratified sample of 664 users, between 18 and 60years old, from 30 Community Health Centers in the city of Palmas, TO. For association of variables, the chi-squaretest was adopted, with a significance level of 5%. HPV vaccine receptivity by users was 84.79% (n=563), while filialreceptivity was 91.85% (n=575). Adherence to the CCP was 66.93% among the women surveyed (n=336). Inadequateknowledge about HPV and the vaccines was 70.34% (n=408) and 43.97% (n=266), respectively. Adequate knowledgeabout the virus and the HPV vaccination was associated with greater receptivity to filial vaccination (p=0.009 andp=0.001, respectively) and adherence to CCP (p=0.007 and p<0.001), which confirms the importance of education inhealth in disease prevention.