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Behavioral and educational intervention: effects on return visit rates to receive the results of the Pap smear

Behavioral and educational intervention: effects on adherence of women to return visit to receive the results of the Pap smear

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-93ykhs
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-09-15
Start date
2010-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Problem prevent: uterine cervical neoplasms.

Interventions

Experimental group 1: 227 women participated in an educational intervention (cognitive therapy) on the Pap smear through a flip chart and a test demonstration using an anatomical model of the pelvis a
Behavioural
Other
F04.754.137

Sponsors

Universidade Federal do Ceará
Lead Sponsor
Centro de Saúde da Família Aída Santos e Silva
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The size of the target shows: 775 women. The sample selection followed the following eligibility criteria: have initiated sexual activity and perform the Pap smear in the data collection period. Minimum age: 18 years and maximum: 80 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: As defined exclusion criteria were: present cognitive limitations that prevent them from answering the questionnaire, to participate in educational or behavioral intervention; and we have not done for any reason, cytologic collection.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Difference between the percentage of no return between the behavioral groups, educational and compared, analyzed using Pearson's chi-square. It was also compared to the average number of days in each group returned by analysis of variance (ANOVA). All these data were analyzed from the realization of a range of at least 5% in the measurements between the groups.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Factors related to the non-attendance of women to return visit, to receive the results of the Pap smear. The socio-demographic data were measured (age in years, schooling in years of education, marital status in percentage, in real income, sexual debut in years ...) and categorical data were compared in percentage through the test chi-square. The scale variables were compared in its average value.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactCamila Vasconcelos

Universidade Federal do Ceará

camilavasconcelos@ufc.br+5585987160736

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 27, 2026