[Being a woman with HPV: a cultural approach].
This study was carried out in order to investigate the level of women's knowledge about HPV, to identify beliefs, myths and taboos about HPV, as well as to analyze the influence of these cultural elements on women's behavior. We performed a study based on the transcultural care theory. The research was developed from the testimonies of 15 women who were undergoing treatment for HPV. Through the investigation, it was possible to perceive that HPV is a disease that is still unknown and surrounded with mystery, despite all the sources of information about Sexually Trasmitted Diseases (STD). This ignorance, which interacts with cultural factors, favors the development of wrong concepts, such as beliefs and myths.
de Sousa
Leilane Barbosa
LB
Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Brasil. leilanebarbosa@yahoo.com.br
Pinheiro
Ana Karina Bezerra
AK
Barroso
Maria Grasiela Teixeira
MG
D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D036301:Qualitative Research