title: [Human papillomavirus and public health: cervical cancer prevention].
abstract: The present study aimed to evaluate the applicability of an educational booklet that contained information for the general population about promotion and prevention of infections and neoplasic process caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). The study was arranged in two phases. First, the booklet was given to 200 volunteers in the city of Goiânia, Goiás State. The applicability of the booklet was evaluated without the necessity of proving former knowledge. In the second phase, a detailed analysis of the data was made and the booklet revealed applicable. Then, the educational material was published and 2000 copies were distributed in a social event held by the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Góias in the city of Goiânia. In the event, the booklet raised the interest of the general public and gave the volunteers a chance to participate in a study that investigated the presence of the HPV in the genital microbiote. The booklet proved to be applicable and reached its objective to inform and prevent. However, it's necessary to promote and improve campaigns to the population about the HPV and its relations with the neoplasic process.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás, GO, Goiânia, Brazil. angeladamski@gmail.com
authors.forename: Angela Adamski da Silva
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: Caroline Dias
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: Leonardo Barcelos de
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Paula
authors.forename: Rodrigo da Silva
authors.initials: Rda S
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Vera Aparecida
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Saddi
authors.forename: Aparecido Divino da
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Cruz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010174:Pamphlets; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011634:Public Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult