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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the Pap test among women in northeastern Brazil

Carla Lorenna Ferreira de Albuquerque, Marla da Paschoa Costa, Felipe Moreira Nunes, Roberto Wagner Júnior Freire de Freitas, Paulo Roberto Medeiros de Azevedo, José Veríssimo Fernandes, Juciane Vaz Rêgo, Humberto Medeiros Barreto

Sao Paulo Medical Journal · 2014 · 30 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

Women who visit doctors periodically had the most appropriate practices regarding the Pap test, but their knowledge of the procedure was poor. This suggests that these women were not receiving adequate information about the benefits of periodic testing.

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