Personal, family, and social experiences of women suffering from cervical cáncer. Paraguay 2021
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https://doi.org/10.26885/rcei.11.1.70Keywords:
cervical cancer, women, experiences, ParaguayAbstract
Cervical cancer is an alarming public health problem, its etiology is explained by the association with the human papillomavirus (HPV), it is one of the preventable, detectable, and treatable cancers; This constitutes an extremely stressful experience and supposes an enormous load of anguish and suffering that bring with it a series of physical and emotional disorders and drastic modifications in the lifestyle, customs, work and family life of those who suffer from it. The objective was to describe the experiences related to the personal, family, and social environment of women with cervical cancer. In qualitative phenomenological research, 10 women with confirmed diagnoses participated, selected by chain sampling, snowball. Recorded interviews were conducted with open questions based on the dimensions and subdimensions, and prior application of informed and signed consent; then they were deducted and analyzed. The results are presented grouped in the matrix according to dimensions. The results show that women have similar and different experiences in all the areas analyzed. It is concluded that the confirmation of a diagnosis of cervical cancer affects women in the personal, family, and social spheres; it is necessary to create spaces for education, promotion, counseling, and support for women diagnosed with cervical cancer.
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