Cytopathological alterations and risk factors for uterine cervical neoplasm

The aim of the present study was to verify the occurrence of citopathological alterations and risk factors of Uterine Cervical Neoplasm in women attended by SUS--the Public Healthcare System--in a district situated in the North of Paraná State, Brazil from 2001 to 2006. It was a descriptive transver...

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Published in:Revista gaúcha de enfermagem 2009-12, Vol.30 (4), p.602
Main Authors: de Melo, Simone Cristina Castanho Sabaini, Prates, Letícia, Carvalho, Maria Dalva de Barros, Marcon, Sonia Silva, Pelloso, Sandra Marisa
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - epidemiology
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:The aim of the present study was to verify the occurrence of citopathological alterations and risk factors of Uterine Cervical Neoplasm in women attended by SUS--the Public Healthcare System--in a district situated in the North of Paraná State, Brazil from 2001 to 2006. It was a descriptive transversal observational study. The data collection consisted in collection of test results from medical records and interviews. It was achieved 6.356 tests and, 1.02% (65) of the women examined presented alterations. From the tests made 4.869 (70,8%) were from women aged between 25 and 59 years. And 38,5% of the tests presented Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasm (CIN) I, 32,3% CIN II, 18,5% CIN I and Human Papiloma Virus (HPV). It was interviewed 25 women from the total sample. Most of them presented a risk factor as: smoking habits, sexually transmitted diseases, use of hormonal contraceptive, number of sexual partners, early sexual intercourse. This study concludes that is required educative and more effective actions in order to reduce the alterations, meanly among teenagers.
ISSN:0102-6933