[Knowledge is prevention: a novel approach to breast cancer prevention].
Data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health shows that the breast cancer is one of the leading causes of women's death, despite the enhancements in treatment and diagnosis of this disease. Successive explanatory advertising campaigns emphasized the methods available for prevention: auto examination, clinical examination by a health care professional and mammography. Regardless of their relevance, only these strategies did not reduced incidence of breast cancer, since they do not impact on the oncogenesis factors. The objective of this article is to develop a health promotion activity through the reinforcement of the previous knowledge and aggregation of new information about breast cancer of a basic health unit. The methodology used was a transversal study of pedagogical intervention in the waiting rooms of a basic health unit. The pedagogical intervention was composed by an interactive questionnaire, lecture and discussion about the topic associated with a qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the activity. The proposed activity had positive results since the participants had qualitative and quantitative improvement in their knowledge and also a good interactivity with the researchers.
Kim
Daniel Dongiu
DD
Departamento de Medicina Social, Santa Casa de São Paulo, SP, Brazil. d.kim@itelefonica.com.br
Araujo
Ana Laura Lima
AL
Tsai
Andréia I An
AI
Kojima
Fabio Henrique
FH
Takashima
Jorge Shiro Inamori
JS
Otsuka Junior
Lauro Fumiyuki
LF
Gamboa
Ricardo Augusto Bravo
RA
Kimura
Ricardo
R
Sugawara
Ricardo Takashi
RT
Tambellini
Elaine Fracasso
EF
Silveira
Cássio
C
Oliveira
Rute Loreto Sampaio de
RL
D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011634:Public Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires