A tecnologia da informação e comunicação na estratégia de prevenção do câncer de colo uterino em Unidade Básica de Saúde no estado do Pará

Abstract

Cervical cancer is a public health problem that affects each region of Brazil differently, with the north and northeast regions being the most affected when comparing the number of deaths from this pathology compared to other regions. The objective of this research was to investigate statistical data to determine the possible causes, and deficiencies in the prevention of this disease in the state of Pará, and with that to specify an application that favors the qualification of the attendance of the preventive service of the uterine cervix. The methodology consisted of an ecological, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The acquisition of statistical data took place between the year 2010 and 2022. Data analysis and product creation was carried out with the support of the Excel 2016 program, libreOffice 7.2 libreOffice Draw, the Rational Unified Process method, and with articles related to with the theme. The analyzed indicators point to a deficit in the target to be reached of coverage of the programs to combat this pathology in the northern region, State of Pará and Municipality of Belém. There is a need to strengthen the local management of cervical cancer control programs, as well as to invest in the quality of services, as the current situation provides an ideal scenario for this technological advance. This work also points out the importance of using the application that allows the user to obtain all the necessary information, to plan the days in which she will go to the basic health unit in her coverage area with effective communication, to contribute to the tracking, giving the same convenience, ease and practicality. In addition to the proposed functionality, it allows contacting health professionals registered in the application to obtain clarification and also establish a link of trust in relation to the service. For the health team involved in the process, there will be availability to record the entire process, that is, attendance of its users with dates for the Pap smear and updated agenda, for example. In addition to the application specifications, this work also presents user interface sketches of the technical feasibility study.