Women's health in the amazon context: development of educational technology “women, health care"

Objective: This study aims to build an educational technology for health education on women's health care in the Amazonian context. Materials and Methods: The construction of the Technology took place in two moments: Contextualization and Production. The contextualization with the realization of an exploratory study of qualitative approach, sensitive listening, with the participation of 80 women, age range between 18 and 83 years old, born in Para, accompanied in primary health care, in the city of Belem, Pará, selected by convenience. The purpose of the production was to elaborate the ET. Regarding the type, was chosen or select. Results: The booklet is divided into 3 parts: Cervical Cancer; Breast Cancer and Sexually Transmitted Infections. These technologies have proven to be very effective in clarifying doubts about the disease and the exams, as well as in awakening interest in the care of one's own health. Health education is the task of health professionals with regard to the individual and the community, developing positive outcomes in prevention and health promotion. Conclusion: Therefore, the possible application of an Educational Technology aimed at women will bring advances for health promotion and disease prevention in general, providing higher quality of life, empowerment of women