Health education and breast cancer prevention in the city of Itaúna, Minas Gerais

Abstract

Objective: To report the experience of educational actions carried out with professionals from the Family Health Strategy, on the prevention of breast cancer and the encouragement of self-examination. Methods: This is a descriptive, experience report type study conducted with 28 health professionals in the city of Itaúna, Minas Gerais, between September and October 2019. A pre- and post-intervention questionnaire was used to compare knowledge and acquired, in addition to a practical palpation activity on breast prostheses. Results: There was a predominance of participants aged between 31 and 38 years old (35.71%), followed by professionals between 23 and 30 years old (32.14%). The results showed that 60.71% of the participants reported having knowledge about the subject, 28.57% said they did not know what it was about and 10.72% did not answer this question. Conclusion: The applied intervention serves as a basis for these professionals to disseminate new knowledge to the population.