Diseño de propuesta de una estrategia de intervención educativa sobre detección oportuna del cáncer cervicouterino en mujeres de 25 a 64 años. Barrio El Progreso, Lican, Enero a Junio 2016.

Abstract

This study had as objective the design of a proposal strategy of educational intervention on the timely detection of cervical cancer in women from 25 to 64 years, of the community El Progreso of the rural locality Lican, of canton Riobamba. A descriptive research was conducted, correlational, transverse. The technique applied was the interview with a total of 78 women from 25-64 years old, in which data were collected about their knowledge about the timely detection of cervical cancer. For the processing and analysis, of the information was designed a database in Excel, statistical method used was the chi-square test (χ²) and the SPSS program. The group of women subject to this study prevalence the age groups of 25 to 34 years (39) 50%, with a basic instruction level (25) 32.1%; marital status married (45) 57.7%, of whom work (40) 51.3%, with an average of one and two children (18) 23.1%, the source of information was the health personnel (55)70,5%, of the studied sample (52) women 66,7%, presented a knowledge not satisfactory on the timely detection of cervical cancer. It detected a statistically significant relation between the dimension of knowledge, most frequent symptoms and the variable level of instruction p = 0.03. This study concluded that the strategy of educational intervention on the timely detection of cervical cancer with the Pap test, answer to the need to increase the knowledge that will allow modifying the timely detection of cervical cancer. It recommend to the authorities of Health Center of Lican to know the results of this study and carry out the strategy of educational intervention.